# \[FEATURE\] Device Description through Script

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-device-description-through-script/32093>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [February 10, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-device-description-through-script/32093 "2020-02-10T12:15:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tumeksi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tumeksi/32/4697_2.png) [@Tumeksi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tumeksi)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-device-description-through-script/32093/1 "2020-02-10T12:15:41Z")

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HI,

We are adding devices through scripting to our OPC-server.  
It would be nice to have the option to add the device description along with the script.  
Our device names are generic with only numbers as distinguishing factor, so the description would be nice in debug situations.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-device-description-through-script/32093/2 "2020-02-10T12:37:16Z")

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You might want to post this on the [Ideas Portal](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/).