# Is UpdateInformation client-side?

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-updateinformation-client-side/15127
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 26, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-updateinformation-client-side/15127 "2024-07-26T12:42:21Z")
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### Author: ![joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@joint](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/joint)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-updateinformation-client-side/15127/1 "2024-07-26T12:42:21Z")

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Hello!

As it is said in the docs,

[vtkSMProperty](https://www.paraview.org/paraview-docs/nightly/cxx/classvtkSMProperty.html) is typically meant for pushing its values to a VTK object. However, a property may be marked as an InformationOnly property in which case its values are obtained from the server with the UpdateInformation() call.

Should UpdateInformation be called on server side or on client?

Thanks

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### Author: ![mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/mwestphal/32/17_2.png) [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-updateinformation-client-side/15127/2 "2024-08-08T11:39:51Z")

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> [@joint](#):
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> UpdateInformation

Which UpdateInformation method are you refering to ?

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### Author: ![sherin.sugathan](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/sherin.sugathan/32/15264_2.png) [@sherin.sugathan](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sherin.sugathan)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2024, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-updateinformation-client-side/15127/3 "2024-08-08T12:00:36Z")

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Hi Mike!  
I think the UpdatInformation() is intended to be called at the **client side**. You already have the reason in your question 🙂