# Obsolete built-in ignition functions?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obsolete-built-in-ignition-functions/31048>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [January 3, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obsolete-built-in-ignition-functions/31048 "2020-01-03T16:46:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![JWLee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@JWLee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JWLee)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obsolete-built-in-ignition-functions/31048/1 "2020-01-03T16:46:47Z")

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Hello,  
I recently upgraded my machine from Ignition 7.9.7 to Ignition 8. Some of the scripting is not working anymore. The only thing I can see is that the script is using some built-in functions that aren’t in the Ignition 8 manual. For example: system.alert.queryAlertStatus, system.tag.browseTags, and system.tag.getAlarmStates. Are these functions no logger supported in Ignition 8?  
Thanks

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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:** [January 3, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/obsolete-built-in-ignition-functions/31048/2 "2020-01-03T16:54:59Z")

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All of those functions should still be supported in 8 - they’re deprecated, so we encourage you to use their newer alternatives, but we go to great pains to _not_ break scripting compatibility, even between major versions. I believe only a single function from 7.X doesn’t work on 8.X.

Can you go into more detail on what “scripting is not working anymore” means? Where are you calling these scripts, are you receiving specific errors, etc? Also, how did you upgrade from 7.9 to 8.0?