# Component or scripting function for browsing tags

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-or-scripting-function-for-browsing-tags/4536>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 26, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-or-scripting-function-for-browsing-tags/4536 "2012-05-26T06:52:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![mazeyrat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mazeyrat/32/10955_2.png) [@mazeyrat](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mazeyrat)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/component-or-scripting-function-for-browsing-tags/4536/1 "2012-05-26T06:52:41Z")

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Often in scada project we have to create raw debug screen with lots of tag to test or monitor I/O, PLC data, flags, memory tag, etc…

I think a good added value in ignition, would be the add of a component or scripting function for browsing sqltag database and display the value. With some filters…  
When the data come from external datasource, a simple sql request is so powerful…

A quick way to produce screen for “debug”, more simple to update.

Or for example the tree of tag in the designer could be a component accessible in the client with restriction to avoid tag creation or deletion ?