# Can you make a tag that continuously updates its value to the value a perspective property if the property is already bound? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [August 21, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-make-a-tag-that-continuously-updates-its-value-to-the-value-a-perspective-property-if-the-property-is-already-bound/94966 "2024-08-21T18:19:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Noah\_Steele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Noah\_Steele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Steele)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-make-a-tag-that-continuously-updates-its-value-to-the-value-a-perspective-property-if-the-property-is-already-bound/94966/1 "2024-08-21T18:19:20Z")
Hi there, I'm pretty new to ignition and I was wondering if there is a way to bind a perspective property, that is already bound to something else, to a tag so that the tag reflects the value of that property. I have a project where I need to write the value of the data property of a perspective table to a tag, but the data property already has a named query binding that accesses a DB that contains the table data. Is there a way to accomplish this so that the tag is continuously updated in the background without requiring the user to push the changes? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-make-a-tag-that-continuously-updates-its-value-to-the-value-a-perspective-property-if-the-property-is-already-bound/94966/2 "2024-08-21T18:23:28Z")
If you have a DB table representing this data, why do you want it in a tag as well? What problem are you trying to solve by putting the data into a tag? ---
**Author:** ![Noah\_Steele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Noah\_Steele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Steele)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-make-a-tag-that-continuously-updates-its-value-to-the-value-a-perspective-property-if-the-property-is-already-bound/94966/3 "2024-08-21T18:26:29Z")
Thanks for responding! I am putting it into a tag so that I can access it in a python resource in webdev so I can make the data accessible to other devices via a URL. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-make-a-tag-that-continuously-updates-its-value-to-the-value-a-perspective-property-if-the-property-is-already-bound/94966/4 "2024-08-21T18:33:44Z")
(If this is the correct approach ...) - Create a tag with Value Source set to Query. Set the execution mode appropriately and add the query to the tag. - Bind the table's `PROPS.data` to the tag (with a tag binding). Now you have both Perspective and WebDev able to access the data without a second SQL query. ---
**Author:** ![Noah\_Steele](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@Noah\_Steele](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Noah_Steele)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-make-a-tag-that-continuously-updates-its-value-to-the-value-a-perspective-property-if-the-property-is-already-bound/94966/5 "2024-08-21T18:52:35Z")
Thanks for the help! I feel pretty dumb for not thinking of this before, but it works like a charm. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-you-make-a-tag-that-continuously-updates-its-value-to-the-value-a-perspective-property-if-the-property-is-already-bound/94966/6 "2024-08-21T18:58:23Z")
> [@Noah\_Steele](#): > > I feel pretty dumb for not thinking of this before ... I got bright by asking dumb questions. Keep it up! (Your question wasn't dumb though.)