# \[BUG\] Changes to global template after upgrade from 7 don't reflect in instances

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, vision\
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537 "2020-08-10T00:58:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537/1 "2020-08-10T00:58:25Z")

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v8.0.15 (from 7.9.9)

I upgraded from 7 and made some changes to a global template being used in a top level project which uses the old template path ([shared]…) instead of the new path (SharedTemplates/…), and the changes aren’t reflected in the instances. If I change the template path to use the new path, then it’s fine. I have hundreds of global templates instantiated many times, so it’s unfeasible to update every single instance template path.  
Another issue that’s been raised before that is still there is that you can’t double click on a template whose path uses the old path. I’m guessing that these issues are connected.

Is this a bug?

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**Author:** ![Sanderd17](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sanderd17/32/8735_2.png) [@Sanderd17](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sanderd17)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537/2 "2020-08-10T07:00:23Z")

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> [@nminchin](#):
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> so it’s unfeasible to update every single instance template path.

Well, we've also gone through that process, and changed every template path of every global template.

I'm afraid it's the only thing you can do. But you can use the search functionality to find them.

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**Author:** ![witman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@witman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/witman)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537/3 "2020-08-10T15:22:36Z")

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If you are doing it manually, be aware you can multi-select a whole bunch of the same templates and update all of their paths at once. How useful this is depends a lot on how your component tree is arranged. I’m guessing you could do the shift-right-click on window–\>Copy XML, search and replace in an outside editor, and then shift-right-click–\>Set XML for this too, but haven’t verified.

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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:** [August 10, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-changes-to-global-template-after-upgrade-from-7-dont-reflect-in-instances/37537/4 "2020-08-10T16:28:59Z")

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The second issue should be fixed in 8.0.16, which hopefully, as you mention, fixes the first issue…