# Associating data type with template

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/associating-data-type-with-template/5518>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 3, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/associating-data-type-with-template/5518 "2012-12-03T16:21:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![maz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/maz)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/associating-data-type-with-template/5518/1 "2012-12-03T16:21:31Z")

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I’ve got a complex tag data type called “BRKR” with about 60 tags and a fairly simple “Breaker” template that I would like to make use only about three of those. I would like to be able to drag the BRKR data type onto a screen and have the Breaker template associated with that data type. I’ve been looking but I can’t find how to do that. A little help, please? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/associating-data-type-with-template/5518/2 "2012-12-03T16:48:06Z")

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In the custom properties of the template, you will see Drop Target. By selecting this check box it will allow you to drag and drop the instances of the UDT onto a window of the project.

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**Author:** ![maz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@maz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/maz)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/associating-data-type-with-template/5518/3 "2012-12-03T17:01:00Z")

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Thanks, that helped!