# Relative Tag Paths

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-tag-paths/6777>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [June 27, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-tag-paths/6777 "2013-06-27T03:10:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![allenr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-tag-paths/6777/1 "2013-06-27T03:10:00Z")

</div>

Just a question about relative tag paths - I know that the [.] gets you to tags in the same folder, but just curious if there is a way to go up another folder?

I have several UDTs that share a common tag for some expression tags. Is there a way to reference that tag that is in the same folder as the UDTs with a relative path other than using a parameter to enter in the tag path? A […] perhaps? The manual didn’t say anything about it, but thought I would ask to be sure.

Thanks

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![RRRancher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c67d28/32.png) [@RRRancher](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/RRRancher)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-tag-paths/6777/2 "2013-06-27T14:37:35Z")

</div>

I’m quite sure you can do this. I do believe I saw it somewhere, at some time. I was looking for it myself just last night but can’t locate it. I too would like to know this and also how to back up one level from the current folder to the folder above it and reference a tag in that folder.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Powerplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@Powerplan](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Powerplan)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-tag-paths/6777/3 "2013-07-18T13:38:46Z")

</div>

Try  
[.]…  
Works for me.  
Chris

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![allenr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e56c9b/32.png) [@allenr8](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/allenr8)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2013, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/relative-tag-paths/6777/4 "2013-07-26T16:53:10Z")

</div>

Worked great thanks!