# Log every time a tag is written to

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-every-time-a-tag-is-written-to/102823>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-every-time-a-tag-is-written-to/102823 "2025-02-25T00:21:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Nick\_H1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Nick\_H1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Nick_H1)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-every-time-a-tag-is-written-to/102823/1 "2025-02-25T00:21:50Z")

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I would like to append a label with the time, tag name, and username of person writing to a tag, every time a tag is written to.

Does ignition support this functionality?

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**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:** [February 25, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/log-every-time-a-tag-is-written-to/102823/2 "2025-02-25T00:22:49Z")

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Enable auditing for your project after configuring an audit profile in the gateway settings:

> **[Auditing Actions Reference | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/audit-log-and-profiles/auditing-action-reference#perspective-auditing-actions)**
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> The auditing system in Ignition records actions originating from the Gateway, Perspective, and Vision projects. This page describes the actions logged by the auditing system.