# Automatic IOT data collection by FTP

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-iot-data-collection-by-ftp/16845>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 2, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-iot-data-collection-by-ftp/16845 "2018-02-02T07:04:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![R.Alamsha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@R.Alamsha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/R.Alamsha)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automatic-iot-data-collection-by-ftp/16845/20 "2018-05-24T12:11:11Z")

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> [@Mass creation of Tags and Alarms in xml](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mass-creation-of-tags-and-alarms-in-xml/17310/21):
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> I found this technique very interesting for converting large amount of Tags and Alarms into Ignition compatible xml file. I found this idea in youtube just few hours back and still experimenting. I thought, i will post it here immediately so that you can also try and share your experience. Cheers slight_smile First, we have to create an XML schema xsd file. Schema is our template. In Ignition, basically we can create UDTs and 5 different types of tags. Create some sample tags (or UDTs) unde…

I thought you may find it interesting. I think, many Ignition users world love to pay for a good quality "mass tag and alarms import utility" too.

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