# Tag Copy Past in UDTs Fails to Copy Tag Config

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-copy-past-in-udts-fails-to-copy-tag-config/113645>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition83, designer\
**Created:** [January 29, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-copy-past-in-udts-fails-to-copy-tag-config/113645 "2026-01-29T21:17:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex.mitterhauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@alex.mitterhauser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex.mitterhauser)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-copy-past-in-udts-fails-to-copy-tag-config/113645/1 "2026-01-29T21:17:08Z")

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Hello!

Ignition 8.3.2. When I’m in the Designer UDT Definition Editor editing a UDT I try and copy tags from one sub-folder and paste to another. The tags are created but lose all configuration and appear as newly created tags. The tag name is the only thing retained from the copy/paste. See below for example. The pasted tags should have tag history enabled but do not. None of the other properties are copied either. This used to work in 8.1.

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**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-copy-past-in-udts-fails-to-copy-tag-config/113645/2 "2026-01-29T21:19:43Z")

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Try the “copy as JSON” option and paste into a text editor to see if all your config is coming through. If it is, try pasting that JSON instead and see if it works for you.

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**Author:** ![alex.mitterhauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@alex.mitterhauser](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/alex.mitterhauser)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/tag-copy-past-in-udts-fails-to-copy-tag-config/113645/3 "2026-01-29T21:37:32Z")

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Apologies, I was in the UDT Definition editor, not directly in the tag browser. The Copy JSON option is not available in the UDT Definition Editor.