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title: Adding measurements to an OPC-UA collector
slug: how-tos/jsfX-adding-measuremet
docTags: UDglSYuzCeqYsFuKMx-fS,11HRbizM9olUCcNKOmSMd
createdAt: 2025-09-24T07:29:41.345Z
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Measurements can be added to an OPC-UA collector by:

- Manually adding measurements
- Bulk importing measurements
- [Adding measurements using the API](docId\:oCUYPOPzCoUIhWWzC_VJ7)

## Manually add a measurement

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Follow the guide on [Creating a measurement](docId\:u5-07YlMs2jiX9Kz-m-lB) for general instructions on how to create a measurement.
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Open the **Measurements** page in Factry Historian web interface and click **+ Create Measurement**.

Fill in the **Name** of the measurement and optionally add a short **Description**. This will make it easier to find and recognize the measurement later when searching for measurements to trend or configure.

Choose the OPC-UA **Collector** you configured before, and select the time-series **Database** where the data should be stored.

Select the correct **Datatype** (for example, Boolean, Number, or String) based on what the OPC-UA server reported for this node in the discovery step.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SMPo4IS9FkillUAMsur2c/a4S94K0CEf-xqxBFaWKD9_image.png)

### Basic settings

In the settings panel below, provide the **NodeID**. This tells the collector exactly which node to read from the OPC-UA server.

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For an initial test, you can leave the fields **CollectionType**, **CollectionInterval**, and **CollectionOffset** at their default values. If you need more control, you can find detailed explanations of these optional settings in the reference documentation for the [OPC-UA collector](docId\:XQc3ckoLJmoor-7pkpj2e).
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SMPo4IS9FkillUAMsur2c/llo7WpcPSVdQW46xqbVxc_image.png)

### Expected outcome

Once you have submitted your measurement, and all settings are correct, you should see the following:

- The measurement status changes to **Good** within about 10 seconds.
- The measurement appears in the list of configured measurements.
- The **data preview panel** begins to display live values coming from the selected OPC-UA node. Click the refresh icon if it does not refresh automatically.

If you need to configure a large number of nodes, you can also bulk import
the measurements to speed up the process.

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SMPo4IS9FkillUAMsur2c/Z4_DPZ5T81R1qXBmLtvtN_image.png)

## Bulk import measurements

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Follow the guide on [Importing measurements in bulk](docId\:G5wek8Z-fIPXAU2YmzIRZ) for general instructions.
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