# Combining Tag information together **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [March 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136 "2024-03-11T15:25:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wheatley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@Jack\_Wheatley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jack_Wheatley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/1 "2024-03-11T15:25:06Z")
I have the condition of a pump represented using different tags. Some are boolean alarms, others are registers where the number indicates what the alarm is (G001\_State). I want all these tags to be represented in one tag (G001\_Total\_Status) by a number like it is with (G001\_State) . How do I do this? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/3/233f8ec5027f1ab76b30c6d87a3cbc7f3cca7ab3.png) ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/2 "2024-03-11T15:27:26Z")
Have a look at using an expression tag using `binEnc()` > **[binEnc | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/expression-functions/logic/binEnc)** > > Takes a list of booleans and treats them like the bits in a binary number. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wheatley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@Jack\_Wheatley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jack_Wheatley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/3 "2024-03-11T15:28:50Z")
Thanks I will take a look ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wheatley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@Jack\_Wheatley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jack_Wheatley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/4 "2024-03-11T15:51:58Z")
I have used the binEnc() expression on my boolean tags which has worked to get them as numbers. But I still have two different tags that have numbers representing alarms that i would like to group together. How would i do this? E.g Tag1: 0 - Motor running 1 - Abnormal 2 - Fault Tag2: 0- Motor overheat 1- Pressure alarm 2- Vac Alarm How do I get them combined in Tag 3 as the following: 0 - Motor running 1 - Abnormal 2 - Fault 3- Motor overheat 4- Pressure alarm 5- Vac Alarm ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/5 "2024-03-11T16:03:06Z")
If they are all separate states: `Tag1 + (Tag2 + 3)` ---
**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:** [March 11, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/6 "2024-03-11T16:03:37Z")
_Why_ are you trying to combine these two things? You're **positive** that these states are mutually exclusive? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wheatley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@Jack\_Wheatley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jack_Wheatley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/7 "2024-03-11T17:40:26Z")
I want to have a label that says the condition of the motor, and the only way I know of doing it is to have all the states under one tag. Unless its possible to have multiple bindings on one label? I think a way around this may be to convert the other tag into separate Boolean tags for each alarm, and then use binEnc to add them together? ---
**Author:** ![Cory.grube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cory.grube/32/20476_2.png) [@Cory.grube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cory.grube)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/8 "2024-03-11T17:52:42Z")
Consider nesting your logic on the label binding, possibly through case/if statements. Since you're in perspective, binding transforms might help you as well. I think you'll find it to be much easier to work with (and troubleshoot/change later). It'll be much easier to keep individual tags as booleans with their own alarms and reference them as needed in your view. ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/9 "2024-03-11T17:53:36Z")
> [@Jack\_Wheatley](#): > > Unless its possible to have multiple bindings on one label? Use an Expression Structure. Then bind the label to the whole structure, you can use a transform to format it as needed. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/10 "2024-03-11T19:01:21Z")
For what it's worth, I suggest NOT using 0 as a running state or as a fault status. eg: ```plaintext 0 - Off 1 - Running 2 - Abnormal 3 - Fault ``` or ```plaintext 0 - No fault 1 - Motor Overheat 2 - Pressure Alarm 3 - Vac Alarm ``` ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Wheatley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed655f/32.png) [@Jack\_Wheatley](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jack_Wheatley)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/combining-tag-information-together/87136/11 "2024-03-11T19:56:32Z")
Thanks, I will do this if its not good practice