# Add OPC Tags to a Job File

Although every In-Sight vision system that supports OPC UA has predefined System Tags for use by OPC UA clients, these tags most likely do not expose everything you would like to access from the OPC UA client. For this reason, you can add a Job Tag to any non-empty In-Sight spreadsheet cell so the value in that cell becomes available to the client.

1. Log on to a vision system and load the job file you want to use.

2. Right-click a cell containing data and select Publish.

3. This action publishes the tag and links it to the Properties box. Edit the cell name in Properties or the toolbar.

   Note:

   OPC Tag names cannot be equal to any of the predefined System Tag names used by the In-Sight OPC UA Server.

4. Click OK. The Symbolic Tag has now been associated with the selected cell.

   Note: Note that the cell now has a grey triangle in the lower-right corner as a visible indicator that the cell has a Symbolic tag. If you hover over the cell with the mouse, notice that the Symbolic Tag name is displayed in a tool tip. This symbolic tag name is the Job Tag name displayed in the OPC UA client.

5. Once you load the camera with the updated job by going online, the OPC software discovers the tags.