# String Binding to Alarm Pipeline

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-binding-to-alarm-pipeline/79610>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [September 25, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-binding-to-alarm-pipeline/79610 "2023-09-25T20:27:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-binding-to-alarm-pipeline/79610/1 "2023-09-25T20:27:03Z")

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I've tried to bind the Alarm Pipeline properties of an alarm directly to a string parameter property.

I know I've got the correct string because I double checked by creating a "normal" binding, directly to the alarm pipeline that I want the alarm the enter.

Can anybody confirm that this does/does not work?

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**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/string-binding-to-alarm-pipeline/79610/2 "2023-09-25T20:35:18Z")

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Seems like it does not work.

Using a memory tag:

Manually toggling it into the alarm state and use the binding on the Alarm Pipeline I get nothing in the alarm pipeline.

Changing the Alarm Pipeline to be static and toggling it into the alarm state I get the alarm in the alarm pipeline.

Edit: just did it again, and it seemed to work. Maybe this has to do with when exactly the alarm enters the pipeline. I restored this from a backup and the tag has been in alarm since the start of the gateway. Maybe it needs to see that initial trigger for it to enter the pipeline.