# Session Custom losing information with exchange templates

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-custom-losing-information-with-exchange-templates/66224>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [November 8, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-custom-losing-information-with-exchange-templates/66224 "2022-11-08T13:27:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Felipe\_Deolindo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Felipe\_Deolindo](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Felipe_Deolindo)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-custom-losing-information-with-exchange-templates/66224/1 "2022-11-08T13:27:53Z")

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I developed a page with a lot of custom session property, for factory control, but I was searching about some features in ignition exchange and I found one that would help with something new that I was developing, but when I installed it inside gateway, all my session custom was lost, everything.... why this happens ?  
I think that I had 50 custom property, now I have to do all it again... I don't understand why we have the possibility to install a template to help with something  
but instead it ruins the project....  
Is there any way to install without missing something?

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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:** [November 8, 2022, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/session-custom-losing-information-with-exchange-templates/66224/2 "2022-11-08T13:40:43Z")

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Don't import entire projects. Import selected resources, or import to a separate project. (Edge cannot have more than one project, though.)