# How to update the configuration of an existing device via System.device

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [October 29, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-update-the-configuration-of-an-existing-device-via-system-device/52506 "2021-10-29T16:12:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-update-the-configuration-of-an-existing-device-via-system-device/52506/10 "2021-11-05T16:51:36Z")

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Nothing supported. If you want to risk [digging around in the internal db](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connecting-to-adhoc-sqlite-database-from-jython/52698/11) nobody will stop you.

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