# Removing Parent UDT Inheritance Without Losing Tags/Parameters

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-parent-udt-inheritance-without-losing-tags-parameters/102992>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 27, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-parent-udt-inheritance-without-losing-tags-parameters/102992 "2025-02-27T17:12:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sean\_Glantz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Sean\_Glantz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Sean_Glantz)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-parent-udt-inheritance-without-losing-tags-parameters/102992/1 "2025-02-27T17:12:35Z")

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I have a UDT definition that currently inherits from a parent UDT. I need to remove the inheritance while preserving all existing tags and parameters, so the UDT becomes standalone for deployment across multiple Edge devices.

What’s the best way to do this?

Thanks!

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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:** [February 27, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/removing-parent-udt-inheritance-without-losing-tags-parameters/102992/2 "2025-02-27T17:16:03Z")

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Export both UDTs as JSON and manually merge them.