# Tag initialization date

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-initialization-date/16783>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 29, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-initialization-date/16783 "2018-01-29T16:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@Vince](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Vince)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-initialization-date/16783/1 "2018-01-29T16:53:23Z")

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Hi everyone,

I would like to have a date tag that contain the moment of it’s own initialization. Any ideas?