# Global enable/disable of a button by checkbox status

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-enable-disable-of-a-button-by-checkbox-status/116444>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 17, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-enable-disable-of-a-button-by-checkbox-status/116444 "2026-07-17T16:37:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Rowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mark\_Rowell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mark_Rowell)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-enable-disable-of-a-button-by-checkbox-status/116444/1 "2026-07-17T16:37:18Z")

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Not sur if this is a stupid question as I've not delved too far into this yet:

Is there a script or other way to enable and disable a button for all clients by selecting a checkbox? Currently only performs locally on the one client.

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**Author:** ![bkarabinchak.psi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bkarabinchak.psi/32/83567_2.png) [@bkarabinchak.psi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bkarabinchak.psi)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-enable-disable-of-a-button-by-checkbox-status/116444/2 "2026-07-17T16:40:29Z")

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Make a gateway memory tag, bind the enabled property of the button to the tag

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Rowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@Mark\_Rowell](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mark_Rowell)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/global-enable-disable-of-a-button-by-checkbox-status/116444/3 "2026-07-17T17:20:50Z")

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Duh. I'm sometimes overthinking things. Thanks.