# \[IGN-2903\] Get row selected in Alarm Journal Table

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, perspective, ignition81\
**Created:** [May 19, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776 "2022-05-19T10:32:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![liam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/1 "2022-05-19T10:32:08Z")

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Hi all,

How to I get the row data when a user selects/clicks on one from the Alarm Journal table?

Im trying to get the uuid and timestamp of the selected row.

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**Author:** ![pascal.fragnoud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pascal.fragnoud/32/24728_2.png) [@pascal.fragnoud](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pascal.fragnoud)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/2 "2022-05-19T10:33:46Z")

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What for ? What’s your use case ?

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**Author:** ![liam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/3 "2022-05-19T11:03:14Z")

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Custom Alarm audit trail.

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**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/4 "2022-05-20T17:42:26Z")

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Vision or Perspective?

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**Author:** ![liam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/5 "2022-05-22T16:34:34Z")

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Perspective

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2022, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/6 "2022-05-22T19:28:12Z")

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The Perspective Alarm Journal Table does not currently expose any data about user interaction. There is an open feature ticket to expose user interaction data through component events (onRowClick, onRowDoubleClick). I’ve linked this forum post to that feature in our internal system.

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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/7 "2023-11-03T11:07:55Z")

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Hello,

Any progress about this feature ?  
It would be very usefull to be get selected rows.

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/8 "2023-12-11T04:03:05Z")

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I don't see the ability in 8.1.35, so is it safe to assume this feature won't be released until 8.3 at the earliest?

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/9 "2023-12-11T16:05:41Z")

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At this time there's not even a listed expected version for the feature. 8.1 _does_ seem unlikely.

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**Author:** ![codersmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@codersmurf](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/codersmurf)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/10 "2024-04-17T16:11:45Z")

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Any word on this?Thanks, jake

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/11 "2024-04-17T16:14:31Z")

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No change since my previous post.

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**Author:** ![liam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/12 "2025-11-21T08:27:35Z")

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Hi , is this still on the back burner?

I want to implement a feature where a user can click on a alarm in the table and then navigate to the page where it’s located.

Is the alternative to create my own alarm status table?

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**Author:** ![Samuel\_Sueur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Samuel\_Sueur](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samuel_Sueur)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/13 "2025-11-21T12:17:57Z")

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Hi,

This thread is about the alarm _journal_ table.

You can definitely do that with the alarm status table.

> **[Perspective - Alarm Status Table | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-display-palette/perspective-alarm-status-table#properties)**
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> The Alarm Status Table allows you to view currently active alarm events in the system

Have a look at the `selection` property.

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**Author:** ![liam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/14 "2025-11-21T14:21:00Z")

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Thank you

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**Author:** ![cdunn.home](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cdunn.home](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cdunn.home)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/15 "2026-10-22T11:28:02Z")

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Are there any updates for this? We want to implement something similar - opening a pdf corresponding to the selected alarm - but we want to use history, and not active alarms.

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**Author:** ![liam1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e68b1a/32.png) [@liam1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/liam1)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/16 "2026-10-22T11:39:06Z")

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I believe you would have to create your own table using the **`system.alarm.queryJournal`** function to populate it

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**Author:** ![cdunn.home](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cdunn.home](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cdunn.home)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-2903-get-row-selected-in-alarm-journal-table/59776/17 "2026-10-22T12:04:56Z")

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I have done that, but was hoping the native Alarm Journal would have been updated as suggested by cmallonee in 2022.
