# Multiple tag change events report initialChange **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [December 8, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302 "2020-12-08T16:48:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iamthebull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/1 "2020-12-08T16:48:57Z")
In a `Value Changed` tag event script I have the following: ```auto def valueChanged(tag, tagPath, previousValue, currentValue, initialChange, missedEvents): qual = currentValue.quality print '_' * 50 print 'tag value changed: %s' % tagPath print 'tag quality:', qual if initialChange: print 'Initial change' ``` The output in `wrapper.log` is: ```auto INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | __________________________________________________ INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | tag value changed: [Dev2]Health INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | tag quality: Uncertain_InitialValue INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | Initial change INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | __________________________________________________ INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | tag value changed: [Dev2]Health INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | tag quality: Error_Configuration INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 09:39:35 | Initial change ``` Why do both events report they are `InitialChange`? Shouldn’t only the first one be? ---
**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:** [December 8, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/2 "2020-12-08T17:43:37Z")
What version of Ignition are you using? How are you triggering this? ---
**Author:** ![iamthebull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/3 "2020-12-08T17:47:09Z")
Ignition 8.1 By restarting the gateway in Windows services ---
**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:** [December 8, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/4 "2020-12-08T17:50:06Z")
Okay, and is that a memory tag? Expression tag? I’m just trying to get a quick reproduction set up so I can create a ticket. ---
**Author:** ![iamthebull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/5 "2020-12-08T17:50:27Z")
OPC tag ---
**Author:** ![iamthebull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/6 "2020-12-08T17:55:43Z")
Also I have the following in the quality changed event on the same tag: ```auto print '-' * 50 print 'My quality changed: %s' % (tagPath) if initialChange: print 'Initial change' pv = previousValue.value pq = previousValue.quality print 'previous val:', pv print 'previous qual:', pq cv = currentValue.value cq = currentValue.quality print 'current val:', cv print 'current qual:', cq ``` and the output in this case is: ```auto INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 10:51:47 | -------------------------------------------------- INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 10:51:47 | My quality changed: [Dev2]Health INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 10:51:47 | previous val: None INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 10:51:47 | previous qual: Uncertain_InitialValue INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 10:51:47 | current val: None INFO | jvm 1 | 2020/12/08 10:51:47 | current qual: Error_Configuration ``` Here it’s not indicating initial change but should be. Shouldn’t it? Also on 8.1 and restarting gateway. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/7 "2020-12-08T18:01:27Z")
Yes, something seems broken to me. I’m writing this up. ---
**Author:** ![iamthebull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@iamthebull](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/iamthebull)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/8 "2020-12-08T18:36:17Z")
Can I subscribe to be notified on updates to this somehow? ---
**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:** [December 8, 2020, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/9 "2020-12-08T18:37:05Z")
This thread is linked to in our ticket, I’ll leave a note to come back and update once something is found/fixed. ---
**Author:** ![apadilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@apadilla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/apadilla)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/10 "2021-01-25T16:53:59Z")
Hello iamthebull, quality changed events have been updated to properly show the initial change flag after gateway restart. This fix will be in 8.1.3. The value changed tag event issue is still being looked at. We’ll reply again when it is addressed. ---
**Author:** ![Eric.Nielsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19b73/32.png) [@Eric.Nielsen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Eric.Nielsen)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-tag-change-events-report-initialchange/41302/11 "2022-03-21T19:50:58Z")
Any update on the change tag event issue? How can the functionality be expected to operate in the current stable version?