# Parameterized queries: diff between Named Query and Query Tag

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-queries-diff-between-named-query-and-query-tag/100054>\
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**Created:** [December 19, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-queries-diff-between-named-query-and-query-tag/100054 "2024-12-19T17:51:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![dick.willis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@dick.willis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dick.willis)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-queries-diff-between-named-query-and-query-tag/100054/1 "2024-12-19T17:51:12Z")

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We've been getting reports back from our ORACLE DBAs that not all of our SQL statements are parameterized, but use string-literals. This is having an impact on statement caching. I'm still digging, but realized it might be that we use both Named Querys and Query Tags and that those might be handled differently ... at the database engine level.

Do query tags parameterize their SQL Statements differently than NamedQuerys

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/parameterized-queries-diff-between-named-query-and-query-tag/100054/2 "2024-12-19T18:42:02Z")

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Query tags don't parameterize at all. You should not use them for anything that needs parameters.