# \[BUG-12935\] Import tags **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition Early Access\ **Created:** [February 27, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917 "2019-02-27T10:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joostjojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@joostjojo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joostjojo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/1 "2019-02-27T10:29:33Z")
When I want to import tags I get an error. It is just XML and it works in ignition 7.9 why can’t I import tags in ignition 8? I have the newest version (updatet 1 hour ago) Tag errors occurred during tag import Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Draaistation’ does not have item ‘Alarmword’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Hoofdwas 1’ does not have item ‘WarmteWisselaar’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Draaistation’ does not have item ‘Warningword’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Stickerafspuiter 2’ does not have item ‘Sproeipomp’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Stickerafspuiter 2/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Hoog’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Hoofdwas 1/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Hoog’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Stickerafspuiter 2/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Laag’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Draaistation/Alarmen’ does not have item ‘Deur spoor 1 open’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Hoofdwas 2/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Hoog’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Stickerafspuiter 1/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Hoog’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Stickerafspuiter 1/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Laag’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Hoofdwas 2/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Laag’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Lijn/Waslijn/Hoofdwas 1/I-O’ does not have item ‘Watertank Niveau Laag’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Waslijn/Waslijn/Draaistation’ does not have item ‘Alarmword’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Waslijn/Waslijn/Draaistation’ does not have item ‘Warningword’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Waslijn/Waslijn/Draaistation’ does not have item ‘Alarmword’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Waslijn/Waslijn/Draaistation’ does not have item ‘Warningword’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Error\_Configuration(“The tag type was not specified.”) Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘_types_/Waslijn/Waslijn/Draaistation/Alarmen’ does not have item ‘Deur spoor 1 open’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception Error\_Exception ---
**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 27, 2019, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/2 "2019-02-27T16:18:47Z")
Can you upload the tag export here? You should be able to import a 7.9 tag export with no issues. ---
**Author:** ![joostjojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@joostjojo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joostjojo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/3 "2019-02-28T07:29:18Z")
> [@paul-griffith](#): > > o import a 7.9 tag export with no iss [tags.xml](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/b/be50a9d29a3e151b3a695c1bbf4dc5a264a1831b.xml) (302.5 KB) ---
**Author:** ![ggross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/ggross/32/12668_2.png) [@ggross](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ggross)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/4 "2019-02-28T18:16:04Z")
There is something going on here that looks to be UDT dependency related. If I import just the `Waslijn/Sectie definition` and then attempt you import file again (with Overwrite option selected), everything imports as it should. A ticket has been opened. If you want to try it yourself, I am attaching the single UDT to import first located here: [SectieOnly.xml](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/5/5e5390c4b60043c3ced5745c67e159d4c3b67cbf.xml) (1.6 KB) I have also logged a ticket internally. Garth ---
**Author:** ![joostjojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@joostjojo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joostjojo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/5 "2019-03-01T13:15:55Z")
> [@ggross](#): > > A ticket has been opened Thats working a little bit better, but not all of them are accepted yet. I would like to hear which build this problem is solved. ---
**Author:** ![awalker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/awalker/32/6874_2.png) [@awalker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/awalker)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/6 "2019-03-20T15:20:26Z")
Hi Joostjojo, This issue was fixed in the build that was uploaded today (3/20). Please let us know if you continue to see this behavior after upgrading. ---
**Author:** ![Joe.Cocchini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Joe.Cocchini](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Joe.Cocchini)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/7 "2020-10-28T16:20:03Z")
Hello I am currently using 8.0.16 (b2020082513) installed 28OCT2020. After restoring a Gateway backup from 7.9 with no apparent issues, I started up my project and some tags internal to a UDT seemed to be missing from my main UDT structure. Our structure only utilizes UDTs of UDTs. I attempted to import the tags, which also seemed to resolve the original issue, and then received the same error described here Tag errors occurred during tag import Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘[Source]MyMachineUDT’ does not have item ‘MySubUDT’ for overrides, and cannot accept children tags.”) Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![rcarrilhof](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rcarrilhof/32/22036_2.png) [@rcarrilhof](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rcarrilhof)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/8 "2021-07-07T06:43:20Z")
Hi. I am having a similar issue here when trying to use system.tag.configure to change a tag: [Bad\_Unsupported(“The target path ‘[default]Level 1/165/EMO\_NODE2/u\_Mode’ cannot accept children tags.”)] Have you found a solution to your problem? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oscar_Insaurralde)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/9 "2021-11-15T21:50:48Z")
I have a problem when importing tags in CSV format, first of all I export the tags already created in my project in csv format that same file I modify it (I only change the name of the variable as a test but at the time of exporting the modified file again the following fault appears ![mensajefalla1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/5/05b7b8f3dbd0d654f42a6099a72a14089db96dea.png) ![mensajefalla2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/3/a3f57fe8658a8608acf4abef087c08afbcb35f86.png) Could you help me solve this problem please? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/10 "2021-11-15T23:01:18Z")
Show the first several lines of your CSV file. ---
**Author:** ![Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oscar_Insaurralde)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/11 "2021-11-16T12:15:32Z")
Processing: TAAAAGSSSS.csv… ---
**Author:** ![Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oscar_Insaurralde)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/12 "2021-11-16T12:20:19Z")
Processing: archivo.txt… ---
**Author:** ![Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@Oscar\_Insaurralde](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Oscar_Insaurralde)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/13 "2021-11-16T12:52:45Z")
![codigo1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/2/a26e8fc89781e68858a9491601c5d3c479cacf86.png) ![codigo2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/5/25f94aeea3ab6c65aae3eca2d56e8a23b5401de5.png) ![codigo3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/4/34e5f1c8114179f1b3ae360f4b7726a4d0e6a04f.png) I send you the images of the CVS file from left to right (I wanted to send the file itself but I think the chat does not allow me) ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/14 "2021-11-16T13:22:49Z")
Do you have a blank line after `nuevo_proyecto/317/DB....` ? ---
**Author:** ![joshdunstan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/joshdunstan/32/43306_2.png) [@joshdunstan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/joshdunstan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/15 "2022-12-22T01:08:04Z")
Did you find a solution for this one? ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-12935-import-tags/22917/16 "2022-12-22T01:37:25Z")
For his problem, try going up one "level" to the parent for the target path. So instead of ‘[default]Level 1/165/EMO\_NODE2/u\_Mode’ try ‘[default]Level 1/165/EMO\_NODE2