# \[IGN-8148\]Is it possible to use a whole tag as a custom property / drop target for a template, or to reference the source tag of a non-UDT drop target?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8148-is-it-possible-to-use-a-whole-tag-as-a-custom-property-drop-target-for-a-template-or-to-reference-the-source-tag-of-a-non-udt-drop-target/74203>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, vision\
**Created:** [May 26, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8148-is-it-possible-to-use-a-whole-tag-as-a-custom-property-drop-target-for-a-template-or-to-reference-the-source-tag-of-a-non-udt-drop-target/74203 "2023-05-26T00:08:24Z")\
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**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:** [May 31, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-8148-is-it-possible-to-use-a-whole-tag-as-a-custom-property-drop-target-for-a-template-or-to-reference-the-source-tag-of-a-non-udt-drop-target/74203/30 "2023-05-31T01:43:16Z")

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I'm more than a bit [biased towards Vision myself](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-things-work-can-perspective-be-used-instead-of-vision-or-only-as-addition-to-it/73688/5), but there's no denying that Perspective has some major advantages for flexible UIs.

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