# Could you bind a tag to a database status?

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**Created:** [May 20, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/could-you-bind-a-tag-to-a-database-status/106463 "2025-05-20T16:10:10Z")\
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Is there any way to bin a tag to a database connection.

I want an easy way of checking if the database is FAULTED. From then I could create another boolean tag that only is True if the quality or the status of the database is one that the script could work.

Thanks in advance!

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I think you can use the System tag at `[System]Gateway/Database/<Database Name>/Available`  
If you need a tag in your own provider, can just create a reference tag and point to it.

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I don't know if it would help, but the Config | DATABASES | Connections | Advanced | Connection Testing is typically using,

> Validation Query   
> `SELECT 1`  
> A SQL query that will be used to validate connections from the pool. This query MUST be an SQL SELECT statement that returns at least one row.  
> (default: SELECT 1)

You could replicate this by creating a query tag, Data Type: Integer, Execution Rate: Fixed Rate with a suitable rate.