# Sqltag property and pointer to tags

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-property-and-pointer-to-tags/6895>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [July 19, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-property-and-pointer-to-tags/6895 "2013-07-19T09:10:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-property-and-pointer-to-tags/6895/1 "2013-07-19T09:10:39Z")

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Sqltag properties fields (string, datetime int,…) and a new kind of type : a pointer to another sqltag in order to configure some links beetween tags

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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:** [August 12, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-property-and-pointer-to-tags/6895/2 "2013-08-12T18:12:58Z")

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The idea of custom properties has been often requested (and will one day come… one day…). As for linking tag config, my intuition is that it’s a bit over complicated, but maybe the case could be made.

Regards,