# How to add tags to remote provider?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-to-remote-provider/24290>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [April 22, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-to-remote-provider/24290 "2019-04-22T15:33:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![paul.bouillon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul.bouillon/32/7980_2.png) [@paul.bouillon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.bouillon)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-to-remote-provider/24290/1 "2019-04-22T15:33:42Z")

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Hello,

Not sure if I’ve stumbled upon a bug – or if I’m just missing something… how do you add tags to remote providers in v8? The option to add a new tag or an instance of a new tag is grayed out under my remote provider:  
 ![remote%20provider%20new%20tag](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/d347a6088bf7b0d0ea13ec054322f1971389b2df.png)  
Oddly, I am able to cut/paste “standard” tag types from my local provider to my remote provider with no issue…(not able to cut/paste UDT tags…)

I believe I have my service/security access set up to open everyting up on the gateway hosting my remote provider:

 ![remote%20prov%20sec%20access](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/d92a510cc347b18bf74bb04f0e1cb20f89d08a96.png)

Any ideas?

Thanks!

-Paul

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**Author:** ![andrea.minu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrea.minu/32/3326_2.png) [@andrea.minu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.minu)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-to-remote-provider/24290/2 "2019-12-20T14:55:29Z")

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Hi Paul  
Did you solve the problem? I have the same issue.

Andrea

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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:** [December 20, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-to-remote-provider/24290/3 "2019-12-20T16:27:53Z")

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Are both versions 8.x? Remote editing is not supported across major versions (7.x \<-\> 8.x), because of the significant differences in backend code.

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**Author:** ![andrea.minu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrea.minu/32/3326_2.png) [@andrea.minu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.minu)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-to-remote-provider/24290/4 "2019-12-23T10:50:25Z")

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HI,

Yes the version are 8.x towards 7.9 ☹

Thank you very much

Andrea

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**Author:** ![paul.bouillon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul.bouillon/32/7980_2.png) [@paul.bouillon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul.bouillon)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-add-tags-to-remote-provider/24290/5 "2019-12-23T15:26:34Z")

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Hey – yes, both were v8.x – don’t think this specific issue exists in the latest release though…