# Eventflags in alarm journal

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventflags-in-alarm-journal/59896>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventflags-in-alarm-journal/59896 "2022-05-23T07:47:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![edoardo.manzardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@edoardo.manzardo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edoardo.manzardo)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventflags-in-alarm-journal/59896/1 "2022-05-23T07:47:12Z")

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Hello,

I have Ignition ver. 8.1.13 where I use microsoft sql server and a PLC that comunicate by OPC-UA with Ignition.  
I do not understand why, during startup, Ignition save the alarm journal with eventflags nr.28.  
I know meaning of this [Alarm Journal - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Alarm+Journal#AlarmJournal-TableDefinitions)  
but I do not understand why Ignition save that event during startup.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/b/9bde89fa6fd467615970419d3189b3c09afaabb5.png)

Is possible set Ignition that not save this?  
Why Ignition do save this eventflags during startup?

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**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventflags-in-alarm-journal/59896/2 "2022-05-23T07:58:05Z")

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Why does it bother you ?  
Are you using this flag for something and that value messes with your logic ? If that’s the case, I suggest you fix the logic to fit the data, and not the other way around.

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**Author:** ![edoardo.manzardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@edoardo.manzardo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edoardo.manzardo)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventflags-in-alarm-journal/59896/3 "2022-05-23T10:30:53Z")

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Because I have inside the DB more rows with this similar record and after I must create one more filter in the visual table.  
I want understand why happens this situation not to record more rows nonsense.

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**Author:** ![Dimitris\_Katsaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Dimitris\_Katsaros](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dimitris_Katsaros)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventflags-in-alarm-journal/59896/4 "2023-03-06T12:46:05Z")

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Did you have any luck finding out?

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**Author:** ![edoardo.manzardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c89c15/32.png) [@edoardo.manzardo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/edoardo.manzardo)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/eventflags-in-alarm-journal/59896/5 "2023-07-04T06:18:29Z")

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No, I do not find the solution until now. Do you have some advice?