# Entire Parameter Dictionary passed to template canvas templates **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 18, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/entire-parameter-dictionary-passed-to-template-canvas-templates/93392 "2024-07-18T13:40:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lusky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Lusky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lusky)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/entire-parameter-dictionary-passed-to-template-canvas-templates/93392/1 "2024-07-18T13:40:26Z")
I understand the mapping of the parameters in a Template Canvas dictionary to parameters in the templates. However, is there a way to send the entire dictionary to the template to allow the template to access the dictionary data without mapping each parameter? ---
**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:** [July 18, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/entire-parameter-dictionary-passed-to-template-canvas-templates/93392/2 "2024-07-18T13:45:58Z")
No, because datasets cannot contain jython dictionaries, so the json encoding is a work-around. And Vision has no support for jython dictionaries as actual custom properties. (I've lobbied privately for Document property support and was shot down. ☹ But that still wouldn't help here, because datasets can't hold Documents either.) ---
**Author:** ![Lusky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Lusky](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Lusky)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/entire-parameter-dictionary-passed-to-template-canvas-templates/93392/3 "2024-07-18T13:46:36Z")
Thanks, Phil 🙂