# Indirect Tag reference property issue

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-reference-property-issue/80467>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [October 13, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-reference-property-issue/80467 "2023-10-13T18:52:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![scadafan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@scadafan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/scadafan)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-reference-property-issue/80467/1 "2023-10-13T18:52:14Z")

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Bit of a weird issue wondering if I am doing something wrong. But while using Indirect Tag binding. After I put in the tag path and reference the ID when I input the property for it after I press ok and go back to it the property goes blank. Is this an issue or am I doing something wrong? Screenshot to show what I have done

 ![IndirectTags](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/4/54bae38d3fbefa9468473ea8ab941bc0dbc0e9b4.png)

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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:** [October 13, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/indirect-tag-reference-property-issue/80467/2 "2023-10-13T18:54:46Z")

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There's a quirk in that editor where, after you close the dialog for the reference expression, you have to hit enter one more time to make it "stick".

Yeah, annoying.