# \[ERROR\] Alarm Tags Error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition Early Access\ **Created:** [August 27, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-alarm-tags-error/27805 "2019-08-27T16:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andrea.morando](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrea.morando/32/8039_2.png) [@andrea.morando](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.morando)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-alarm-tags-error/27805/1 "2019-08-27T16:09:24Z")
Dears, I am currently using the **8.0.3** release. After upgrading from 8.0.2, when I instance an _Alarm Status Table_ component, the following error comes up: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/4/47f3c7c76e0c38b7b39e26d96aefe3148ab68524.png) Furthermore, after a tag provider restart, the following warning appears: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/1/1e2a63cf18d18cfe2585d4326ccddeccf384ba7b.png) What do they mean? Thanks, Andrea ---
**Author:** ![Paul.Scott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul.scott/32/4578_2.png) [@Paul.Scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul.Scott)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-alarm-tags-error/27805/2 "2019-09-10T23:07:09Z")
The error simply means that the Alarm Status Table component is unable to retrieve the paths of shelved alarms on a remote gateway, specifically due to an Ignition version mismatch with the remote system. Is it safe to assume the 8.0.3 gateway is making use of a Remote Tag Provider? Regardless, it should be a mostly harmless error, unless you’re trying to shelve the alarms in that remote tag provider. As for the warning, it looks like there are some bound alarm properties on the tag mentioned that couldn’t compile, possibly due to syntax reasons. In the alarm listed in the image, were there any alarm properties containing expressions of some sort? ---
**Author:** ![andrea.morando](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrea.morando/32/8039_2.png) [@andrea.morando](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.morando)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-alarm-tags-error/27805/3 "2019-09-11T06:35:46Z")
[tags.json](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/c/c1839f148c4b392165adf061992ede4a1c6a1fdb.json) (3.4 KB) Dear Paul, yes, there are some bound alarm properties on the tag. I attach the udt involved: I do not view strange bindings, but you could find the error. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Paul.Scott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul.scott/32/4578_2.png) [@Paul.Scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul.Scott)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-alarm-tags-error/27805/4 "2019-09-11T16:01:59Z")
Two things. First, the warning message suggested changing the logging level to DEBUG. If you [haven’t done so before](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/Gateway+Diagnostics#GatewayDiagnostics-Logs), you can click the “Settings” icon ( ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/1/171ba98d1720350f5731cd7e41feed4dc671d8bd.png) ) and search for the logger, which would give you more information. Doing so would show you several instances (on different properties and alarms) of the following: ```auto Execution 11Sep2019 08:37:12 (prov:NewProvider:/tag:New Instance/Data:/alm:AlarmLOW) Error compiling bound property 'ackMode', with value '[.]Data.WarningAck'. java.lang.RuntimeException: Syntax Error on Token: 'LEFT BRACKET' (Line 1 , Char 1) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.expressions.parsing.ELLexer.errMsg(ELLexer.java:314) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.expressions.parsing.ELLexer.errMsg(ELLexer.java:310) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.expressions.parsing.ELParser.report_error(ELParser.java:408) at com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.expressions.parsing.ELParser.syntax_error(ELParser.java:404) etc.. ``` So it looks like you have an Expression the system can’t parse (more than one, in this case). Secondly, I looked at the tag export you sent, and I’m seeing several instances of this: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/f/f88fe5df31ba5a39552c15f95d1b286454bb0844.png) `[.]Data.AlarmAck` is not a valid expression. Strings either need quotation marks wrapped around the entry (making it a string literal, which you DON’T want in this case), or curly brackets (making it a reference/binding to something else, which you DO want). The expression on the Active Delay and Ack Mode alarm properties should be `{[.]Data.AlarmDelay}` and `{[.]Data.AlarmAck`, respectively ---
**Author:** ![andrea.morando](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrea.morando/32/8039_2.png) [@andrea.morando](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.morando)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-alarm-tags-error/27805/5 "2019-09-12T17:58:43Z")
It works, thank you very much! ---
**Author:** ![Paul.Scott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul.scott/32/4578_2.png) [@Paul.Scott](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Paul.Scott)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2019, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/error-alarm-tags-error/27805/6 "2019-11-05T01:49:52Z")
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