# TOP server tags have BAD VALUE

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [June 29, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724 "2023-06-29T16:25:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Brent\_Osterkamp1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@Brent\_Osterkamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brent_Osterkamp1)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724/1 "2023-06-29T16:25:11Z")

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I am having an issue where I am trying to pull a tag Contrologix value from our TOP server and I get a BAD VALUE error.  
When I setup the same path on our default OPC tag gateway it works fine and tags on other other PLC's from the TOP server work without issue.

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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:** [June 29, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724/2 "2023-06-29T16:27:47Z")

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What's the quality code? Does the tag have a value and a bad quality or just a bad quality?

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**Author:** ![Brent\_Osterkamp1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@Brent\_Osterkamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brent_Osterkamp1)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724/3 "2023-06-29T16:39:25Z")

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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:** [June 29, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724/4 "2023-06-29T16:41:07Z")

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If you subscribe to the same tag in the quick client what happens? What about another UA client like UaExpert?

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**Author:** ![Brent\_Osterkamp1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ebca7d/32.png) [@Brent\_Osterkamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brent_Osterkamp1)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2023, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724/5 "2023-06-29T16:56:04Z")

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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:** [June 29, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/top-server-tags-have-bad-value/75724/6 "2023-06-29T16:57:59Z")

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Sounds like you need to talk to TOP/KEP server support.