# Transaction Groups - Monthly log option

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-monthly-log-option/100701>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** python, database, scripting, perspective\
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-monthly-log-option/100701 "2025-01-10T08:23:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Filippos\_Onisiforou](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/filippos_onisiforou/32/68090_2.png) [@Filippos\_Onisiforou](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Filippos_Onisiforou)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-monthly-log-option/100701/1 "2025-01-10T08:23:08Z")

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Hi to All the members and Happy new year 2025.  
I have question regarding the Transaction Groups. I doest not allow you to have a monthly Log. Is there any other Way to log the files monthly with transaction group ?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/a/9a45b9bc6ec5ddf3cee92008f08a82e4c4963f98.png)  
thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Pawel\_Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Pawel\_Z](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Pawel_Z)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 11:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-monthly-log-option/100701/2 "2025-01-10T11:53:44Z")

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Hi,

I would give this one a read: [https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/schedule-a-transaction-group-monthly/11370](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/schedule-a-transaction-group-monthly/11370)

it will stay true on the first day of the month so in trigger tab select:  
only execute once and prevent trigger caused by group start.

I hope it helps.

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**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/transaction-groups-monthly-log-option/100701/3 "2025-01-10T15:34:33Z")

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Change the execution to Trigger instead of Action. Make a gateway tag "month" expression tag derived from the date. Add that as an OPC item in the transaction group and use that as your trigger and activate the transaction on trigger change.