# Using isAlarmActive does activate the alarm but does not trigger the alarm pipeline

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-isalarmactive-does-activate-the-alarm-but-does-not-trigger-the-alarm-pipeline/98741>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [November 18, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-isalarmactive-does-activate-the-alarm-but-does-not-trigger-the-alarm-pipeline/98741 "2024-11-18T14:34:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zied\_Brahmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@Zied\_Brahmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zied_Brahmi)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-isalarmactive-does-activate-the-alarm-but-does-not-trigger-the-alarm-pipeline/98741/1 "2024-11-18T14:34:53Z")

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Hello forum,  
I m using an expression tag with the value of isAlarmActive('..path')  
with an alarm on that expression tag when the value is true, when this alarm is active, it does not trigger the alarm pipeline that I configured (and it's a working pipeline because I use it on other working alarms).

any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-isalarmactive-does-activate-the-alarm-but-does-not-trigger-the-alarm-pipeline/98741/2 "2024-11-18T15:25:13Z")

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This is a repeat of the bellow. Please see [FAQ - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/faq#keep-tidy)

> [@Alarm is on but 0 email goes to the email pipeline](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/alarm-is-on-but-0-email-goes-to-the-email-pipeline/98736):
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> Hello, My use case is this: I have 3 alarms, two helper and one main. When one of the helper alarms are on, the main one will be on. I m doing this by creating an expression tag with isAlarmActive(first alarm path) || isAlarmActive(second alarm path). And creating an alarm on that expression tag. Everything works correctly, the alarm is active when one of the other two alarms is active, but weirdly it doesn't send the email (even tho it's configured as other alarms that sends correctly ema…

Please be patient when asking questions as the community is supported by members using their free time. Double posting will not speed up your response.

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**Author:** ![Zied\_Brahmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@Zied\_Brahmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zied_Brahmi)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-isalarmactive-does-activate-the-alarm-but-does-not-trigger-the-alarm-pipeline/98741/3 "2024-11-18T15:27:42Z")

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sorry, I thought that the text in this post is clearer than the first one. but you are right. sorry again.

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/using-isalarmactive-does-activate-the-alarm-but-does-not-trigger-the-alarm-pipeline/98741/4 "2024-11-18T15:30:28Z")

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you can edit the existing post