Maybe I´m misunderstanding you here... but why do you need the parameter in the GA to be shared?

You can link the un-shared parameter in the GA to a similar but now shared parameter in the mechanical equipment family, thus allowing the label in the GA to be updated/driven from the main family, and it can be scheduled

Why do you want to insert the tag in the family?

Put 5 parameters in the GA, and they DO NOT HAVE TO BE Shared. It doesnt matter, since youre going to tie them to the Shared Parameters in the equipment family. Thats the ONLY way youre going to achieve what youre after.

Its NOT the same as a tag. You wont be able to move it as easily, nor shut it off as easily.

Should've asked sooner as I was thinking the wrong way. :banghead: Nonetheless, looks like I got the principle, as the generic annotations are now driven via a shared parameter and are scheduled exactly the way I want.

Why I want to use this? Most of our customers need a license/permit under the Environment Act (Dutch: Wet milieubeheer), and a 1:200 scaled site plan is required in those cases.

In AutoCAD we have simple blocks, in fact it's nothing more than a square with a number in it, and adresses all (well, at least as much as possible) equipment on a site. E.g. number 1 equals an electrical motor with an output of 1 kW, and appears more than 1 time on site. Next to the blocks we use an Excel spreadsheet which shows number, name, count, contents (eg liters gasoline), capacity (in Watts) and whether this capacity is an electrical current, combustion or thermal energy.

At this point, the blocks and spreadsheet aren't linked, so when a block changes, the spreadsheet has to be altered by hand. Not the most efficient way, let alone the fact that it's prone to errors.

Well, so far the storytelling, thanks for directing me in the right way! Let me continue the 'hard' work... :coffee: