# Tag conversion 500 to 5000

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 25, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209 "2014-03-25T13:26:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mike](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mike)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209/1 "2014-03-25T13:26:51Z")

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I am currently working on a large project with all micro logix series controllers. I have been told that they will be switching all of the controllers over to compact and control logix PLC’s within the next year. When this takes place I will need to re-direct all of the tags as these two systems have totally different tag structures. Is there an easier way to do this conversion, maybe some kind of re-directing or indexing at the gateway?

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209/2 "2014-03-25T19:34:24Z")

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You may be able to do something with PLC/SLC mappings in the C’Logix. Had something similar for an HMI once. Let me see if I can dig that stuff up.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209/3 "2014-03-27T10:30:03Z")

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Just had a go with one of our C’logix here at the shop. Sorry to say, I was completely unsuccessful. 😢

Option B would involve creating aliases in the C’logix with the same names as the tags in your project. Then you can drag them into your project.

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**Author:** ![Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mike](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Mike)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-conversion-500-to-5000/8209/4 "2014-03-27T13:02:14Z")

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Thank you for looking into this. I have another year before I need to do anything, but I want to give the owner a heads up before this hits.  
Mike