# Browse devices - Connected Devices Tag Import ignores folders with duplicate names when adding tags into the provider

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-devices-connected-devices-tag-import-ignores-folders-with-duplicate-names-when-adding-tags-into-the-provider/109450>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** designer\
**Created:** [August 6, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-devices-connected-devices-tag-import-ignores-folders-with-duplicate-names-when-adding-tags-into-the-provider/109450 "2025-08-06T21:55:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![mike.ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mike.ellis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mike.ellis)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-devices-connected-devices-tag-import-ignores-folders-with-duplicate-names-when-adding-tags-into-the-provider/109450/1 "2025-08-06T21:55:54Z")

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Thank you for your time,

_Prerequisite_: OPC UA server with duplicate folder display names but unique path ID’s

_Problem_: Connected Devices Tag Import ignores folders with duplicate names when adding tags into the provider

_Expectation_: The structure in the OPC Browser pane persists in the Provider pane when added using the ‘add’ arrow button

_Attempted_:

- Selecting a parent node, to see if the add button adds each folder with the same name (fail)
- Multi-Select each folder, to see if the add button adds all selected folders with the same name (fail)
- Using the Provider ‘+’ button, add a new folder with the same name (fail - auto-suffix)
- Removing the auto-suffix from a name to make it the same as the existing folder (fail - overwrite dialog)
- Reviewed the internet and inductive forums for similar issues (fail)
- Consulted several chatbots (dopamine++, fail)

_Naive Interpretation:_ Perhaps the folder structure of provider pane uses the display name to determine uniqueness, while the OPC Browser uses the tag Path to determine uniqueness. The difference in key fields creates a situation that the existing OPC server structure cannot be imported directly.

_Request_: Is there a setting or process that would enable importing the existing tag structure, persisting the duplicate display names?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/c/5caa7692ae5203de25e0238d63cd21f77508776b.png)

Ignition Platform: 8.1.48

My sincerest thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-devices-connected-devices-tag-import-ignores-folders-with-duplicate-names-when-adding-tags-into-the-provider/109450/2 "2025-08-06T22:00:16Z")

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Ignition tags must be uniquely identified by their folder path. There's no way to get around that requirement - you _must_ come up with different names in Ignition within a given folder (including the root of a tag provider).

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**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:** [August 6, 2025, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-devices-connected-devices-tag-import-ignores-folders-with-duplicate-names-when-adding-tags-into-the-provider/109450/3 "2025-08-06T22:04:25Z")

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If you drag and drop from the old OPC Browser (View \> Panels \> OPC Browser, I think) it might create unique tag paths for you by appending \_1 etc…

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**Author:** ![mike.ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mike.ellis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mike.ellis)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/browse-devices-connected-devices-tag-import-ignores-folders-with-duplicate-names-when-adding-tags-into-the-provider/109450/4 "2025-08-06T22:09:15Z")

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Mr. Herron,

My thanks. This was successful, the duplicate folder display names were automatically suffixed with ‘ 1’, ‘ 2’, … For my purposes this will work perfectly and save a tremendous amount of time.

Best Regards, Mike