# Only allow 1 instance of an alarm at once

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-allow-1-instance-of-an-alarm-at-once/93979>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 31, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-allow-1-instance-of-an-alarm-at-once/93979 "2024-07-31T13:46:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![face\_plant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@face\_plant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/face_plant)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-allow-1-instance-of-an-alarm-at-once/93979/1 "2024-07-31T13:46:17Z")

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Hello! I am using ignition's alarming and perspective for our system. My users have complained about how single alarm can have multiple instances. Its too complex for our purposes. We just need to know if an alarm's condition has been reached.

Is it possible for alarms to not create multiple instances?

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-allow-1-instance-of-an-alarm-at-once/93979/2 "2024-07-31T14:04:12Z")

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A few things to check:

- Live Event Value: [Alarm Event Properties Reference | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/alarming/configuring-alarms/alarm-event-properties-reference#alarm-evaluation)
- Alarm Ack Mode: [Tag Alarm Properties | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/tags/tag-properties/tag-alarm-properties#main-alarm-properties)

You probably have the alarm set to manual acknowledgement and the default live event value of 5, so you could be displaying 5 of the "same" alarm.

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**Author:** ![face\_plant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@face\_plant](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/face_plant)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/only-allow-1-instance-of-an-alarm-at-once/93979/3 "2024-07-31T14:09:12Z")

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this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank u!