# How do I interface with device properties setting? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 22, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240 "2022-07-22T23:49:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wildbilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19adc/32.png) [@wildbilly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wildbilly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240/1 "2022-07-22T23:49:18Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/8/980ff8da1f8bea048b25e9280a215d6c11d6adc9.png) you can supply the device add function these keys when adding… but how would someone query them and edit them after the fact? I don’t see them in config.idb 😕 is there a way? ---
**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:** [July 22, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240/2 "2022-07-22T23:51:56Z")
They are in their own tables, specific to each device type. There is no supported way to edit these programmatically. Except for hostname, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![wildbilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19adc/32.png) [@wildbilly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wildbilly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240/3 "2022-07-22T23:54:36Z")
do you think there is any harming in editing the db say if i wanted to set span gaps or zerobased? during commissioning? would it harm the device connection or driver? I am making a device adding tool ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240/4 "2022-07-22T23:55:16Z")
If you want the unsupported methods; > [@How to update the configuration of an existing device via System.device](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-update-the-configuration-of-an-existing-device-via-system-device/52506): > > Hi everyone, I am trying to update the configuration of an existing device using System.device utilities. I can some devices via script as mentioned in the [System.device.addDevice](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC80/system.device.addDevice) document. Howerver, the system.device utility doesn’t have a function to get info of an existing device by the device name. There’s a function called system.device.getListDevices will return a read-only dataset of devices. You can see in the figure below. Thank you for your time! I'm not sure if this module still exists or will do what you want, I came across it while searching for the above link; > [@\[IALabs\] Scripting Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ialabs-scripting-module/5126): > > Scripting Module Exposes scripting functions to dynamically add/edit/delete devices, database connections, and tags in Ignition. Current version: 1.0.0 Download link: [IA Labs Scripting-module.modl](http://files.inductiveautomation.com/software/IA%20Labs%20Scripting-module.modl) Cost: This module will be free. Dependencies: OPC-UA module. To use: Simply install the module and call any of the following functions: Datasource Functions: system.db.addDatasource(…) - Takes PyArgs, example: system.db.addDatasource(jdbcDriver="MySQL ConnectorJ", name="MySQL", connectURL="… ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240/5 "2022-07-22T23:57:14Z")
Sorry, that top link isn’t the right one, but might give some more context. Trying to find the link I found a minute ago 😊 Edit; actually it is the right link, I just thought nminchin was the OP, I know he was working on similar. Time for a coffee. ---
**Author:** ![wildbilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19adc/32.png) [@wildbilly](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/wildbilly)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240/6 "2022-07-22T23:58:58Z")
```auto session = IgnitionGateway.get().getPersistenceInterface().getSession() try: session.rawUpdateDB("UPDATE DEVICESETTINGS SET Description = '" + deviceDesc + "' WHERE NAME = '" + newdeviceName +"'", []) # sql, flush, params finally: session.close() ``` something like this works well for me… I assume it is fine to edit the device properties table as well… ill give it a go anyways ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-do-i-interface-with-device-properties-setting/62240/7 "2022-07-22T23:59:38Z")
Read the full thread and heed the warnings. It isn’t a supported method, for a reason.