# Auto remap of imported tags

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [June 9, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834 "2023-06-09T14:15:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brad\_Niemi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834/1 "2023-06-09T14:15:58Z")

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I have a new project that was imported from v7.9.20 to 8.1.33.  
The OPC connection is setup and the source files match. But I am having to go through each tag and redirect the source path, even though the source tag (to CompactLogix L33), is same as old project.

Is there a way to mass remap all tags to look at the OPC UA Device Connection?

Note. Old PLC used legacy for Logix ver 20. and new one is current Ab logix

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834/2 "2023-06-09T14:26:01Z")

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It isn't a 1:1 conversion for arrays from the legacy to the modern driver. I've always used a regex-capable text editor to make the alterations.

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Niemi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834/3 "2023-06-09T14:31:11Z")

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Thanks,  
What is a regex-capable text editor?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834/4 "2023-06-09T14:39:13Z")

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Notepad++, Sublime Text, Kate, vscode, et cetera. Text editors that cater to programmers and therefore provide search and replace functionality that supports regular expressions (aka "regex").

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Niemi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834/5 "2023-06-09T14:40:07Z")

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Thanks, I will give it a try

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**Author:** ![Brad\_Niemi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Brad\_Niemi1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brad_Niemi1)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834/6 "2023-06-09T14:46:52Z")

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Don't want to sound dumb, but the OPC server looks the same?  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/b/bb26bf935296233357f198ed61b3fc796173d10e.png)

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/auto-remap-of-imported-tags/74834/7 "2023-06-09T14:52:11Z")

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Dash versus space.

If you upgraded Ignition in place, or restored a v7.9 gateway backup into v8+, it would keep the old name. (Along with a large number of compatibility tweaks.) If you import tags and projects, you will have to deal with the v8+ defaults.