# Ignition Allen Bradley Controller Scope Tags

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-allen-bradley-controller-scope-tags/34180>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [April 24, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-allen-bradley-controller-scope-tags/34180 "2020-04-24T01:11:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![valverde.anthony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@valverde.anthony](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/valverde.anthony)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2020, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-allen-bradley-controller-scope-tags/34180/1 "2020-04-24T01:11:36Z")

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Hello everyone, is there a way to read Controller Scope tags via Ignition?  
Is it just [DEVICE\_NAME] (TAG\_NAME)?

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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:** [April 24, 2020, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-allen-bradley-controller-scope-tags/34180/2 "2020-04-24T01:41:43Z")

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If you’re using the newer Logix Driver for V21+ firmware then yes.

Drag one in from the OPC Browser and look at the OPC Item Path of the tag that gets created.

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**Author:** ![jparish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jparish](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jparish)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-allen-bradley-controller-scope-tags/34180/3 "2023-06-21T02:57:47Z")

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Is there a reason the tag scope requirements are different for the new driver vs the old one? Is the scope still relevant with the newer driver?

Old (scope required)  
ns=1;s=[PLC-H7-SAWP-3]Global.HMI\_WP\_Alm00

vs New (no scope)  
ns=1;s=[PLC-H7-SAWP-3]HMI\_WP\_Alm00.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-allen-bradley-controller-scope-tags/34180/4 "2023-06-21T12:54:22Z")

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> [@jparish](#):
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> Is there a reason the tag scope requirements are different

Implementation detail. You'll just have to deal with it. Most people use a regex-capable text editor to do smart search-and-replace on a tag export.