# OPC Timestamp in Transation Groups vs. DB/Ignition Time

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-timestamp-in-transation-groups-vs-db-ignition-time/4016>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 16, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-timestamp-in-transation-groups-vs-db-ignition-time/4016 "2012-02-16T22:06:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![RRNut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@RRNut](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RRNut)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2012, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-timestamp-in-transation-groups-vs-db-ignition-time/4016/1 "2012-02-16T22:06:32Z")

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How do you use the OPC Timestamp when logging data in a transaction group? We are observing db time not OPC Time?

I see when using built in Ignition History the ability exists to choose between System and Value but this doesn’t exist when using Transaction groups.

So in summary – Why can’t you select OPC Timestamp in a transaction group but you can in a SQL Tag history?

Thank you

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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:** [February 17, 2012, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-timestamp-in-transation-groups-vs-db-ignition-time/4016/2 "2012-02-17T11:04:31Z")

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Not sure what you mean…

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**Author:** ![yopy.yogie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yopy.yogie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yopy.yogie)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-timestamp-in-transation-groups-vs-db-ignition-time/4016/3 "2012-03-19T18:18:35Z")

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How do I get a time stamp from opc tag? Let’s say I want to display the time stamp on the label control.

Thank you

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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:** [March 19, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-timestamp-in-transation-groups-vs-db-ignition-time/4016/4 "2012-03-19T18:57:19Z")

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If you expand the tag in the Browser, you can drag whatever property you want right onto the Label component. That will automatically bind the label to the tag property. 🙂

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**Author:** ![yopy.yogie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yopy.yogie](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/yopy.yogie)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-timestamp-in-transation-groups-vs-db-ignition-time/4016/5 "2012-03-21T01:53:39Z")

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OK, thank you …