# Update query scripting

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-query-scripting/79517>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** database, scripting\
**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-query-scripting/79517 "2023-09-22T16:50:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Dixon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Brandon\_Dixon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brandon_Dixon)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/update-query-scripting/79517/13 "2023-09-28T13:02:44Z")

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So my new props looks like

```auto
nameID="AmAE01"
newProps = {"hostname":"172.16.24.90","port":502,"description":"bleh"}
system.device.addDevice(deviceType="ModbusTcp",deviceName=nameID,deviceProps=newProps)

```

it doesn't fill in description setings

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/4/f/4f6c4978d3c588e738a1c6b7aba13490dd513e2c.png)

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