# Indirect Numeric Entry **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [December 12, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-numeric-entry/67524 "2022-12-12T20:34:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Samich777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Samich777](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samich777)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-numeric-entry/67524/1 "2022-12-12T20:34:21Z")
Hi, I'm new to Ignition and using version 8.1.6. I have a UDT template that I've made that opens a faceplate and populates that faceplate based on the tag that the template was used with. What I am trying to figure out is how do I create a numeric entry on my faceplate that will be able to write back to that tag. It's a indirect tag numeric entry if you will? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![grietveld](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/grietveld/32/6984_2.png) [@grietveld](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/grietveld)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-numeric-entry/67524/2 "2022-12-12T21:12:34Z")
Pass the tag path to that UDT instance in as a parameter to your faceplate and use that to build an indirect tag binding on the component. Should be able to make that bi-directional as well ---
**Author:** ![Samich777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Samich777](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Samich777)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-numeric-entry/67524/3 "2022-12-12T21:50:00Z")
For some reason the numerical text object I was working with wasn't opening the window where I could choose the property binding for my UDT. I added a new object and I could do it. Thanks!