# Is it possible to activate variable forcing (ForceActivated / ForceActivated Value) programmatically via PVI? **URL:** \ **Category:** Programming\ **Tags:** pvi\ **Created:** [March 4, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-activate-variable-forcing-forceactivated-forceactivated-value-programmatically-via-pvi/10377 "2026-03-04T09:29:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![christoph.hilchenbac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/user_avatar/community.br-automation.com/christoph.hilchenbac/32/423_2.png) [@christoph.hilchenbac](https://community.br-automation.com/u/christoph.hilchenbac)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://community.br-automation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-activate-variable-forcing-forceactivated-forceactivated-value-programmatically-via-pvi/10377/4 "2026-03-05T09:02:30Z")
Hi, with PVI (and Pvi.py) it is possible to write to the force value (‘F+’ syntax). ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/d/d20bafcf34b310f019647f5af329e390860c7a20.png) It is also possible to read the status of the forcing with [POBJ\_ACC\_STATUS](https://help.br-automation.com/#/en/6/automationnet/pvibase/core/pvicomrequrespaccesstype.htm%23pobj_acc_status). ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/0/0cebd74a3a81ab415c4229bb0d489b9c10a202f4.png) ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/brcommunity/original/2X/6/68e59f2b8ce8889e25db4d8f69080a78cdd43d11.png) Unfortunately it is not allowed to change (e.g. to write to) the forcing status. To my knowledge, forcing can only be enabled with Automation Studio (and by the FB Alex mentioned), but I’m happy to be corrected. Find example attached. [linknode.txt](https://community.br-automation.com/uploads/short-url/xg2Tn2BhO3nPIHd8mUoYURVilKr.txt) (1.5 KB) --- _[View the full topic](https://community.br-automation.com/t/is-it-possible-to-activate-variable-forcing-forceactivated-forceactivated-value-programmatically-via-pvi/10377)._