# \[IGN-6811\] Alarm Journal Label and Name **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [November 7, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182 "2022-11-07T11:58:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jim.borener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jim.borener](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim.borener)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182/1 "2022-11-07T11:58:21Z")
I have the Alarm Journal running, however, the Name and Label are the same. How can I get them to be what they are as in the Alarm Status? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/d/7/d707a35ab22862c3abd798b2cf3bc301557f9c8a.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/a/aad6b84c0e7e7d18a7719557161a72d0ebbf5710.png) Also, is there a way to add the active duration to the Alarm Journal? ---
**Author:** ![code\_skin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@code\_skin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/code_skin)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182/2 "2022-11-07T14:36:43Z")
This is something you configure at the tag level. If no Label is defined, it will use the name. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/a/7af488eccb7453e4afeda75019bcb764863d39fe.png) source: [Tag Alarm Properties - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Tag+Alarm+Properties) In the Tag Editor you can configure the Label property, and note that you can bind a value to it making it dynamic. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/2/a205e36b5d0e5cce9cca7c10f40c63d564e0f908.png) ---
**Author:** ![jim.borener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@jim.borener](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jim.borener)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182/3 "2022-11-07T15:21:20Z")
Actually, if you look at my 2 pics, In the alarm Status, they are different, as I am wanting, but in the Alarm Journal, they are both the same as the Name, and not the Label. I have a DINT alarm that provides a different value ), 1,2,3,4,5 ect to the same TAG, so I set my mode to equal the call out that occurs ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/f/3f392f79322ff7d9dff6c2e2c2776dc242c5520c.png) ---
**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182/4 "2022-11-07T16:19:56Z")
If the label is _statically_ configured, it will not be logged to the alarm journal unless you tell the alarm journal to log static configuration: [Alarm Journal - Ignition User Manual 8.1 - Ignition Documentation](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Alarm+Journal#AlarmJournal-JournalProperties) ---
**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:** [November 7, 2022, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182/5 "2022-11-07T16:21:17Z")
~~That is odd. I was able to replicate the issue and I've opened an internal ticket to fix it.~~ What Paul said. ---
**Author:** ![gdube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/gdube/32/41701_2.png) [@gdube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gdube)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182/6 "2024-02-22T14:38:15Z")
Sorry to restart this thread, but what's the thought behind having this property set to false by default? To save on disk space? Since it causes this issue in the Alarm Journal control.. ---
**Author:** ![gdube](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/gdube/32/41701_2.png) [@gdube](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/gdube)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-6811-alarm-journal-label-and-name/66182/7 "2024-02-22T14:50:27Z")
Ha, found a [reason](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-journal-label-using-alarm-name-instead-of-label/60499/14): memory concerns, of course. I don't think it's a good default, though. Maybe there should be a "tune Ignition for small systems" guide for those that want to turn off all the most performance draining knobs.