# Issues pulling tags from CompactLogix

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-pulling-tags-from-compactlogix/87713>\
**Category:** Industrial\
**Created:** [5 May 2024 02:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-pulling-tags-from-compactlogix/87713 "2024-05-05T02:28:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![JVeldt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@JVeldt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JVeldt)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2024 02:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-pulling-tags-from-compactlogix/87713/1 "2024-05-05T02:28:25Z")

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Hi, I'm new to nodered and am trying to pull tags from a 1769 CompactLogix L33ER with the node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip node, then pass them with MQTT Sparkplug.

I only seem to be able to pull the controller tags and not any tags that are defined in the main program.

Is there something I need to add in the node tag configuration in order to get those tags or am I only able to access the controller tags?

I am entering the name of the tag exactly as it appears in the exported csv tag list and have checked the data type.

When I deploy the node it says its online and doesn't have any errors; but it only returns a null value.  
I double checked in studio 5000 and there is a value for the tag but I just am not getting it.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [5 May 2024 08:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-pulling-tags-from-compactlogix/87713/2 "2024-05-05T08:42:04Z")

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> [@JVeldt](#):
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> not any tags that are defined in the main program

It has been a long time for me using rockwell so i may be wrong here (or I could be thinking of an Omron NJ/NX?) Any how, isn't there a `publish` option on the tags in logix tags? If yes, then I _think_ you need to enable publish.

Again, I am very rusty on logix stuff so take it with a pinch of salt.

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**Author:** ![JVeldt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@JVeldt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JVeldt)\
**Post date:** [13 May 2024 16:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-pulling-tags-from-compactlogix/87713/3 "2024-05-13T16:12:38Z")

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Got the answer for anyone who has this issue in the future the format for Allen Bradley compact and control logix tags is Program:ProgramName.TagName

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2024 16:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issues-pulling-tags-from-compactlogix/87713/4 "2024-05-27T16:13:29Z")

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