# OPC does not show item

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-does-not-show-item/3248>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 2, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-does-not-show-item/3248 "2011-09-02T18:54:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![caritoel27](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/caritoel27/32/3430_2.png) [@caritoel27](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/caritoel27)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-does-not-show-item/3248/1 "2011-09-02T18:54:15Z")

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Hello,

I have a problem when I want to get tags from my OPC Server, I have the OPC WinCC Explorer that has all the tags that I want to create, but there doesn’t show me the tags, that in the reality exists.

Please can you help me to solve my problem

Best regards

Carito

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-does-not-show-item/3248/2 "2011-09-02T20:29:36Z")

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In the gateway, if you go to Configure\>Console, are there any error messages from around the time you browse?

Also, you might try the following: Edit your OPC connection, and select “Force DA 2”. Then refresh the opc browser in the designer and try again. This uses a different browse mechanism, and sometimes helps these sorts of problems.

Regards,