# Metada (properties) such as Engineering Units not imported **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [October 1, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/metada-properties-such-as-engineering-units-not-imported/5221 "2012-10-01T20:29:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bob](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bob/32/16899_2.png) [@Bob](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Bob)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/metada-properties-such-as-engineering-units-not-imported/5221/1 "2012-10-01T20:29:12Z")
I’m surprised that metada (properties) such as Engineering Units, Engineering Units Range High and Engineering Units Range Low are not imported when creating a new SQLTag from an OPC Tag. Our OPC Server already gets all this information from our database, or devices themselves, so it would save a lot of work from having to re-enter them. Thanks, Bob ---
**Author:** ![pfp.meijers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@pfp.meijers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pfp.meijers)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/metada-properties-such-as-engineering-units-not-imported/5221/2 "2014-10-02T16:25:29Z")
Hello Bob, Started to evaluate Ignition designer and running into same problem. Did you get any feedback or know about updates in this matter in the mean time? Greetings, Patrick ---
**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:** [October 2, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/metada-properties-such-as-engineering-units-not-imported/5221/3 "2014-10-02T18:03:16Z")
There’s been no movement on this. I’ll keep it on the radar for some future future release though…