# Auto-Refresh Browse setting **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [February 26, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070 "2014-02-26T16:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drumdubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@drumdubb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drumdubb)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/1 "2014-02-26T16:30:03Z")
Whenever a change is made to a PLC that has tags connected via OPC, the tag values go null until the “Refresh Browse” button for the device is clicked on the Gateway \> OPC UA \> Devices tab. We would like a check box to be available under the device configuration to have an automatic refresh function. -D ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/2 "2014-02-26T16:30:39Z")
What version are you using? This should be happening automatically already. ---
**Author:** ![drumdubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@drumdubb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drumdubb)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/3 "2014-02-26T18:24:30Z")
7.6.1 I was told by tech support that this function doesn’t exist but has been discussed in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/4 "2014-02-26T18:25:28Z")
Are you talking about the Compact/Control Logix driver or a different one? ---
**Author:** ![drumdubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@drumdubb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drumdubb)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/5 "2014-02-26T18:27:07Z")
This is with the Siemens driver, we are using the S7-1200 series PLC. We haven’t had this issue with the AB driver ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/6 "2014-02-26T18:46:29Z")
Ok, ummm… Siemens devices don’t have a “refresh browse” link next to them in the gateway… what exactly are you doing? ---
**Author:** ![drumdubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@drumdubb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drumdubb)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/7 "2014-02-26T19:05:03Z")
Sorry about that, the tech support guy showed me that button to try to alleviate my problem. I didn’t notice (nor did he) that it was only next to the AB devices. What I have been having to do is go into EVERY OPC tag (under the tag browser in designer) that goes null and disabling it, then re-enabling it. Once I re-enable them they come back into communication. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/8 "2014-02-26T19:26:21Z")
Alright. I think you can shortcut that by just edit/saving the device in question, but this behavior doesn’t sound quite right so we’ll have look into it on our side. ---
**Author:** ![drumdubb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@drumdubb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/drumdubb)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-refresh-browse-setting/8070/9 "2014-02-26T19:41:56Z")
Perfect, thank you Kevin