# How to add tags siemens s7-1200 in ignition manually

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79, database\
**Created:** [June 9, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-siemens-s7-1200-in-ignition-manually/18374 "2018-06-09T06:40:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![senkumar777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@senkumar777](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/senkumar777)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-siemens-s7-1200-in-ignition-manually/18374/1 "2018-06-09T06:40:35Z")

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Hi,

i added s71200 device to ignition, In ignition designer to add tags. i am confused about OPC ITEM PATH  
my plc tags are like mw730 and In OPC ITEM PATH i added [S71200]MW730 but no Values shows in value Column,  
How to connect siemens tags in ingnition …

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**Author:** ![craigb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@craigb](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/craigb)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-siemens-s7-1200-in-ignition-manually/18374/2 "2018-06-09T12:52:19Z")

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The name in square brackets is what you called your plc when you set it up in the gateway.

Did you allow get/put communication in the PLC settings ?

Does it show connected in the gateway ?