# Can I set Tag to read and write if it is read only

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 23, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-set-tag-to-read-and-write-if-it-is-read-only/90802 "2024-05-23T15:20:00Z")\
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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:** [June 3, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-i-set-tag-to-read-and-write-if-it-is-read-only/90802/4 "2024-06-03T00:53:13Z")

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As a precaution, using `system.tag.getConfiguration` on UDTInstance tags will get all of the non-default configuration of the tag which includes both the overridden properties applied to the UDT instance as well as the UDT definition's configuration. Therefore, if you use getConfiguration and configure, you will essentially apply overrides for _all_ of its tags' configuration which is not generally what you want...

This was the reason for my request for @paul-griffith to add [system.tag.getLocalConfiguration](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-extensions-convenience-utilities-for-advanced-users/64615#systemtaggetlocalconfigurationbasepath-recursivefalse-25) to his extension module

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