# \[BUG\] Binding does not work on alarm "label"

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-binding-does-not-work-on-alarm-label/55166>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [January 19, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-binding-does-not-work-on-alarm-label/55166 "2022-01-19T13:43:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![mahsasalimi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mahsasalimi/32/68520_2.png) [@mahsasalimi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mahsasalimi)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-binding-does-not-work-on-alarm-label/55166/1 "2022-01-19T13:43:11Z")

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Hi ,  
Ignition 8.1.12  
I have a UDT and in it I have a tag which has an alarm. I would like to bind the label of the alarm to the {InstanceName} of the UDT instance but it becomes null.  
I have followed the example in the link below , with the difference that I want to bind label instead of the display path .  
[https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/UDT+Definitions](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/UDT+Definitions)

P.S. I tried to bind the displaypath and it worked .

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**Author:** ![leonardo.godoi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/leonardo.godoi/32/27178_2.png) [@leonardo.godoi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leonardo.godoi)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-binding-does-not-work-on-alarm-label/55166/2 "2022-01-19T15:00:11Z")

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Hi, i’m using 8.1.13 to try and replicate what you’re describing, is it something like this?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/6/d63c070abb8144a2b3feba195321d11fc01080cc.png)  
Here i use a string and the instance name to form the phrase i want at the label, then it shows up like this at the alarm status table:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/7/e71716c026d83abedab3b6352adee665fde5a297.png)  
Can you show us the expression you’re using?

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**Author:** ![mahsasalimi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mahsasalimi/32/68520_2.png) [@mahsasalimi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mahsasalimi)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-binding-does-not-work-on-alarm-label/55166/3 "2022-01-19T16:36:05Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/1/8/18ff6e492ed9926fa5bdbf2c6c7a35bbc56368a4.png)  
here is what I have used for both label and display path .  
the following is the UDT instance that has the alarm.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/b/4bd5da713d75fdecb7a3db41f02d63c341a727bb.png)  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/d/dd9e3b161369841ed95b5e4f135f909940820eea.png)