# Bidirectional option in the Configure bind tag is in grey

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-option-in-the-configure-bind-tag-is-in-grey/69909>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [February 15, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-option-in-the-configure-bind-tag-is-in-grey/69909 "2023-02-15T18:50:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leandro\_Garcia\_Carva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Leandro\_Garcia\_Carva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leandro_Garcia_Carva)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-option-in-the-configure-bind-tag-is-in-grey/69909/1 "2023-02-15T18:50:43Z")

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Bidirectional option in the bind tag is in grey. Can`t enable that function into the Configure bind tag. the Can`t figure it out. Could you help me?

Please check screenshot attached.

Regards,

 ![COnfigure Tag Binding](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/9/4/94790162b865a75f7b221831e56e5aae55325858.png)

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bidirectional-option-in-the-configure-bind-tag-is-in-grey/69909/2 "2023-02-15T18:51:49Z")

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You can't make a binding with transforms bidirectional. How would an incoming value on the property be mapped back to its source?