# \[Bug-12703\]Unable to open converted global template due to NPE

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12703-unable-to-open-converted-global-template-due-to-npe/22476>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Created:** [February 11, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12703-unable-to-open-converted-global-template-due-to-npe/22476 "2019-02-11T08:01:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12703-unable-to-open-converted-global-template-due-to-npe/22476/6 "2019-03-04T07:47:00Z")

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I was able to test a new nightly today. The bugs described here are indeed solved. Thank you for that, but I ran into some other issues.

> [@Designer got stuck on opening a template with errors](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/designer-got-stuck-on-opening-a-template-with-errors/23023):
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> After updating to a new nightly (on b2019030102 now), I tried opening some of our default screens/templates. When opening our navigation template, it apparently crashed on a binding, and now the designer is stuck. I can’t close the error popup, and I can’t interact with the designer anymore.

> [@Detect wrong template references](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-wrong-template-references/23022):
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> Apparently, in 7.9, it used to be possible to include a project-specific template into a global template. When upgrading to 8.0, this makes the templates unavailable. I realise this isn’t good practice, and it’s not done on purpose, but rather a leftover from older projects (before the global scope). However, I wonder if there’s an easy way to detect all cases where this happened, and correct them manually.

> [@\[BUG -12995\] Not able to add templates to a vision Window](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-add-templates-to-window/23021):
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> I just had some time to try a new version (on b2019030102 now), and apparently, I can’t add templates to the windows or other templates. I’ve tried it both on the “global” project and a specific project. When I drag-and-drop a template to a window, I just get the “forbidden” cursor, and can’t put it there. This even happens with newly created, empty, templates and windows.

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