Browsing OPCUA Tags in a Hierarchy

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If your OPCUA server supports hierarchical organization of your tags in a tree structure, Historian uses the server's hierarchy when browsing an OPCUA collector in the Non-Web Administrator.
  1. Browse your OPCUA data source for new tags.
  2. From the Collector list, select the OPCUA collector you wish to browse.
    A hierarchical tree appears in the Browse Results window.
  3. Select Source Tags Not Collected to limit the displayed tags to only those that are not collected, from the Show Only list .
  4. Enter the value to match in the Source Tag Name or Description text boxes to limit the displayed tags to match a tag name or a tag description.
  5. Navigate to the node in the tree you want to browse, and then click Browse.
    The tags within the selected portion of the OPCUA tag hierarchy is displayed.
    1. Select the Auto Browse checkbox to browse automatically. The available tags are displayed in the Browse Results window whenever a node is selected in the tree.
    2. Enable the Show All Children checkbox to show all child elements within a hierarchy. All tags at or below the hierarchical level of the selected node in the tree are displayed in the Browse Results window.
  6. Select the tag or tags you want to add to Historian, and click Add Selected Tags.
    Collected tags will appear in black in the tag list.