# How to prevent shelving critical alarms?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-shelving-critical-alarms/96023>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [September 16, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-shelving-critical-alarms/96023 "2024-09-16T16:19:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patrick\_Whitlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@Patrick\_Whitlock](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Patrick_Whitlock)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-shelving-critical-alarms/96023/1 "2024-09-16T16:19:26Z")

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Hello, I am using the Alarm Status Table element in Perspective, and I want to make it so that you cannot shelf a critical alarm, but any other lower priority alarm can be shelved. Is this possible? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Minuth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@Mark\_Minuth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mark_Minuth)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-prevent-shelving-critical-alarms/96023/2 "2024-09-16T17:11:04Z")

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One relatively easy way should be adjusting the individual alarms' "Shelving Allowed" property:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/9/39804b9fa951a166454594f1e7fd5beede67174f.png)  
Just switch this to false.

[Configuring Alarms | Ignition User Manual (inductiveautomation.com)](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/alarming/configuring-alarms)