# Query the internal SQLtags database?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-the-internal-sqltags-database/2787>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 21, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-the-internal-sqltags-database/2787 "2011-03-21T18:48:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dravik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dravik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dravik)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-the-internal-sqltags-database/2787/1 "2011-03-21T18:48:38Z")

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Is it possible to query the internal SQLtags database directly?

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-the-internal-sqltags-database/2787/2 "2011-03-21T20:41:16Z")

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No, it’s not possible to directly query anything stored in the internal database. What is your ultimate goal though? We’ve had several requests for a way to modify tag configurations on the fly, is that what you’re looking for?

Regards,

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**Author:** ![Dravik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dravik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dravik)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-the-internal-sqltags-database/2787/3 "2011-03-21T20:50:35Z")

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Colby -

Indeed, I’d like to change Alarm priorities based on some external factors.

I figure I could do it pretty easily if I move all the SQLtags to a external database driven provider, but I wanted to avoid that for now if I could.

- Mike

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-the-internal-sqltags-database/2787/4 "2011-03-21T20:53:50Z")

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Right. Unfortunately, for now an external provider is the only way, HOWEVER, this is something that is requested with regular frequency, and it just so happens that we’re reworking alerting a bit for 7.3. I suspect that some sort of editability will work its way into that version.

Regards,

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**Author:** ![Dravik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Dravik](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Dravik)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/query-the-internal-sqltags-database/2787/5 "2011-03-21T21:03:43Z")

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Colby -

Cool thanks, I’ll move them into an external provider and try getting that to work. Looking forward to 7.3 as well 😃

- Drav