# Getting session custom property in Gateway Timer Script **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [May 16, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778 "2023-05-16T13:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@John\_John](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_John)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/1 "2023-05-16T13:22:27Z")
Can anyone suggest how to get the session custom property and the logged in user name in the gateway timer script? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![djs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@djs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djs)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/2 "2023-05-16T13:44:02Z")
Gateway scripts will be in a different scope (_gateway_ scope rather than _session_ scope), and will not be tied to a particular session. The script would not know which session to target. What are you trying to achieve with the script? ---
**Author:** ![zacht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ea5d25/32.png) [@zacht](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacht)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/3 "2023-05-16T14:08:40Z")
You could possibly do this using [system.perspective.getSessionInfo](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.perspective.getSessionInfo) and [system.util.sendRequest](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/system.util.sendRequest). (Links are to IA docs.) It looks like calling `system.perspective.getSessionInfo()` returns a list of objects. Each object represents one session and includes the session ID, username, project, and lots of other information. You could send a request using `system.util.sendRequest` to each Session that's running an appropriate project. That project would need to have a message handler that was configured to send back the custom property you're trying to acquire. All that said, I echo @djs in asking, "What are you trying to achieve?" There's maybe a more elegant solution than what I've described here. ---
**Author:** ![John\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@John\_John](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_John)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/4 "2023-05-17T04:42:47Z")
The machines are categorised under different module. The selected module information will be there in session. I need to open the popup if there is any alarm for the selected equipment. Currently opening popup is handled in timer script. In timer script i need to fetch the selected machine information from the session custom property. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/5 "2023-05-17T11:11:23Z")
> [@John\_John](#): > > Currently opening popup is handled in timer script. "Currently" meaning some other HMI that you are trying to duplicate? Standalone HMIs don't have multi-user capabilities and don't have any notion of "scope". Ignition does. In Ignition, opening popups must happen in a client/session scope. Full stop. ---
**Author:** ![John\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@John\_John](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_John)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/6 "2023-05-17T11:55:20Z")
Developing Application in perspective. Currently alarm popup is displaying for all machines. But I need to open the popup for only the selected machines. Selected machine information will be there in session custom property. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/7 "2023-05-17T12:11:10Z")
Have the timer event send a message to your sessions (using `system.util.sendMessage` with `scope='S'`) and have the session message handler examine the custom property. Include enough information in the message for that message handler to make the decision about opening the popup. ---
**Author:** ![John\_John](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@John\_John](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/John_John)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/getting-session-custom-property-in-gateway-timer-script/73778/8 "2023-05-17T13:26:19Z")
Its working. Thanks