# Ignition 6 Register Modbus Point - Date Type (UTC) by manufacturer register list

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 1, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-6-register-modbus-point-date-type-utc-by-manufacturer-register-list/92650 "2024-07-01T19:45:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tyler\_Dixon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@Tyler\_Dixon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tyler_Dixon)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-6-register-modbus-point-date-type-utc-by-manufacturer-register-list/92650/1 "2024-07-01T19:45:11Z")

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I am trying to edit a UDT for a "Date" type ID which would be considered a Designator for Ignition Modbus Addressing, BUT, which one? It holds a date and time in 6 modubs registers. I feel I have tried every combination under the Data Type UDT derfinition editor. Thoughts on which Data Type under a UDT that would read a holding register with 6 registers as a Date?

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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:** [July 1, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-6-register-modbus-point-date-type-utc-by-manufacturer-register-list/92650/2 "2024-07-01T19:51:24Z")

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There isn't one. Bring in all 6 registers in as separate tags and make an expression tag or script that combines them together in whatever format they invented and presumably documented.

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**Author:** ![Tyler\_Dixon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@Tyler\_Dixon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Tyler_Dixon)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-6-register-modbus-point-date-type-utc-by-manufacturer-register-list/92650/3 "2024-07-01T19:53:51Z")

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Is there a way to create a tag for Transacitn Groups to be logged in SQL?

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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:** [July 1, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-6-register-modbus-point-date-type-utc-by-manufacturer-register-list/92650/4 "2024-07-01T20:03:44Z")

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Any Ignition tag can be added to a Transaction Group via a Tag Reference Item: [Item Types | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/sql-bridge-transaction-groups/item-types)

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**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 1, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-6-register-modbus-point-date-type-utc-by-manufacturer-register-list/92650/5 "2024-07-01T20:57:30Z")

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If you are using OPC Read mode to ensure data is captured together **after** a trigger, use read-only OPC items in the transaction group to pull in those registers without DB columns, then add an expression item for the processed datetime value (with DB column).