# Make Alarm setpoint tag retentive

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-alarm-setpoint-tag-retentive/20529>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 5, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-alarm-setpoint-tag-retentive/20529 "2018-11-05T09:42:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-alarm-setpoint-tag-retentive/20529/1 "2018-11-05T09:42:56Z")

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Hi

I bind a tag to a alarm set point so operator can change it in run-time. The problem is each time the gateway reset the alarm set point tag reset to zero. I want this new value of the tag is retentive and save by ignition.  
One solution is use Transaction group but I should do this for each alarm I create manually. I want to define this in UDT and when I make instance it’s done automatically.(like alarm,history setting of UDT)  
Usually there should be a check box in properties of tag to make it retentive.  
Does anyone know to handle this?

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-alarm-setpoint-tag-retentive/20529/2 "2018-11-05T12:55:48Z")

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Not quite enough information here, but are your tags Client tags? Gateway tags should always be retentive.

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**Author:** ![nader.chinichian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nader.chinichian/32/9261_2.png) [@nader.chinichian](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nader.chinichian)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-alarm-setpoint-tag-retentive/20529/3 "2018-11-05T12:59:34Z")

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I use gateway tag scope as memory tag.  
And want to make them retentive so every time server reset the last value save on them.