# Ignition 7.9.13 Alarm Structure, Limitations and Scalability

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**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [October 31, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-7-9-13-alarm-structure-limitations-and-scalability/81231 "2023-10-31T14:02:09Z")\
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I feel that the dataset tag is a little redundant. I know where you're coming from, you want to avoid manually adding in the fault messages into the tags. I don't see much of a performance hit on this method though. Just make sure your scan classes are reasonable.

Look into using tag import for your tags. Keep a master list in a spreadsheet and make an export tool/script to output xml to put in your tags. Then just import all of your tags, even if just one alarm changes or is added.

> [@Efficient way to import 500+ alarms into ignition from Allen Bradly plc](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/efficient-way-to-import-500-alarms-into-ignition-from-allen-bradly-plc/72445/9):
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> HMI alarms list from FactoryTalk View ME Studio. From what I understand, Ignition's OPC Server, and any other non-Rockwell OPC server, doesn't support Rockwell's Alarms and Events feature (at their current states).

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