# Some tags not showing in browser **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [April 13, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537 "2021-04-13T14:35:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chris.pedersen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@chris.pedersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.pedersen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/1 "2021-04-13T14:35:08Z")
I’m using a Rexroth ctrlX CORE PLC with the intention of using Ignition as our HMI platform. Under the OPCUA connections settings page there are no drivers for any Bosch Rexroth products, but I was able to connect using the TCP driver. edit: _I am making an OPC UA connection; I was confused, the driver doesn’t factor in to this._ My issue is that the application tags do not show (see attached picture). While I am able to see and toggle them in UaExpert, they do not appear at all in the Ignition Designer or on the quick connect screen. How can I go about troubleshooting this? ![ignitiondesigner_uaexpert](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/2/b27f08d27352f7bdb776a26dc0c793fd82324206.png) ---
**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 13, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/2 "2021-04-13T14:39:03Z")
You should be making an OPC UA connection to this PLC, not using the TCP driver. ---
**Author:** ![chris.pedersen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@chris.pedersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.pedersen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/3 "2021-04-13T14:57:18Z")
Thanks for the reply, Kevin. As far as I can tell, I am making an OPC connection. I just used the TCP driver when creating the connection. How should I have added this server? ![opc_connection](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/1/01f9d6251a21eaf2bdb9f811543ca8acbfc7c391.png) ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/4 "2021-04-13T15:01:51Z")
Well, you should make it like you are in this screenshot. I don’t understand how the TCP driver comes into play at all. You should be able to browse and add tags from this server in the OPC Browser or the new equivalent (forget what it’s called) from the “+” menu on the tag browser. edit: the menu entry is “Browse Devices…” ---
**Author:** ![chris.pedersen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@chris.pedersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.pedersen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/5 "2021-04-13T15:09:00Z")
It is like I show in that screen shot. The driver doesn’t factor in, I was confused, sorry. But this brings me back to my original issue. If I connect with UaExpert I see the ‘app’ tags folder which is how the PLC makes its variables available. If I click “Browse Devices…” that folder does not show up. ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/6 "2021-04-13T15:10:06Z")
Can you show me a screenshot of you actually browsing the server? The original is just showing the Ignition Tag Browser, not any kind of OPC browser. ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/7 "2021-04-13T15:11:27Z")
Ah, and from the UaExpert screenshot I can see the “app” node is a MethodNode - this will not appear or be usable in Ignition. ---
**Author:** ![chris.pedersen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@chris.pedersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.pedersen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/8 "2021-04-13T15:19:29Z")
I see! Thank you again for the help. Unfortunately, that is how the OPC server is. The only other access method right now is via a REST API, so it would seem we will not be able to use ignition at this point. ---
**Author:** ![chris.pedersen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@chris.pedersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.pedersen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/9 "2021-04-13T15:20:19Z")
Or eventually MQTT ---
**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 13, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/10 "2021-04-13T15:22:28Z")
If you need to _call_ the method nodes then you can do so from scripting. But if there is no other path to browse to the nodes underneath the “app” MethodNode then you would have to look at their NodeId in UaExpert and create them manually in Ignition instead of drag and drop. As it is, this server has an invalid address space hierarchy and you should report this to the vendor of the server. If nothing else it is violating the rule that only an ObjectNode or ViewNode can be the source of “Organizes” references - it is not valid for a MethodNode to be integral to the address space hierarchy as you are showing in the UaExpert screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![chris.pedersen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@chris.pedersen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/chris.pedersen)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/11 "2021-04-13T15:30:59Z")
As a simple test I created a one-line program to toggle a bit. It would appear that it is indeed an integral part and I will pass that along. ![ua node id](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/c/5cae614f5ce3cac011a46ed7b0fdf6cdb491c2de.png) ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Otis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Stephen\_Otis](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Stephen_Otis)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/some-tags-not-showing-in-browser/45537/12 "2023-09-26T18:52:15Z")
FYI, I was testing this on the newest ctrlX Core version (1.20) and it appears that the Node Class has been updated to Object type. I have not yet tested connecting to Ignition Designer to verify the issue is resolved, but hopefully can confirm that in the near future.