# Change hardware for edge and keep a old tag

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-hardware-for-edge-and-keep-a-old-tag/26107>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 26, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-hardware-for-edge-and-keep-a-old-tag/26107 "2019-06-26T15:34:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexey.Chekhovskiy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@Alexey.Chekhovskiy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alexey.Chekhovskiy)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/change-hardware-for-edge-and-keep-a-old-tag/26107/1 "2019-06-26T15:34:25Z")

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When do you switch the hardware for Edge, it starts a new historical tag provider. Any easy way how to keep it together with old tag provider for a report, without rename old tag under the new name on the database?