# Configuration of Alarm Journal

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I just helped someone the other day with this ~ version 8.1.45, and it was working. Are you sure everything is spelled correctly?

> [@Alarm Filter Gateway](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-filter-gateway/103902/2):
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> The Alarm Source and Display Paths are not the same as the Tag Path you can copy from the Tag Browser panel. This User Manual page has the syntax laid out: [Vision - Alarm Status Table | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/vision-components/alarming/alarm-status-table#source-path-filtering) To see this in your designer: First trigger your alarm without any filters on the journal to populate some data. In Vision or Perspective, load you alarm journal with no filters on the Alarm Journal Table component - and look for the "Display Path" and "Source Path" columns. (You may need …

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