Groups Alerts - Expression Newbie Qestion - Only accepts num

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I am configuring notifications with group alerts. With the search criteria being expressions (which I assumed was a string since the db default is a varchar) it will only let me enter numeric expressions otherwise I get parsing Sytanx errors back:
Example: Syntax Error on Token: ‘End of Expression’ (Line 0, Char 0)

Questions:

  1. Can I not use string expressions?
  2. When using default (Ignition generated tabel) Alert_Log what column is being searched for the expression?
  3. When configuring the tags alert properties, what is the suggested field to modify for expression (Display Path) - understanding this could be based on the answer to number 2 and subject to how end user wants to see alerts.

Thanks for any help

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You can use string filtering in the expressions. Can you post the expression you are trying to use?

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My bad… I was misinterpreting “Expression” LOL :blush:

Now that I put an actualy have a script type expression {[Item_Path]} LIKE ‘Folder/%’, works like a champ. Thanks for the help

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