# Templates in Perspective

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/templates-in-perspective/32592>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 25, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/templates-in-perspective/32592 "2020-02-25T16:35:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jorgeibesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Jorgeibesi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jorgeibesi)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/templates-in-perspective/32592/1 "2020-02-25T16:35:18Z")

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Hello, Is It possible to attach an UDT to a View, to attach its target’s values ​​to a components properties so I can take an instance of that UDT and automatically display his values ​​when a I drop it to a view?

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**Author:** ![cmallonee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/cmallonee/32/6416_2.png) [@cmallonee](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cmallonee)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/templates-in-perspective/32592/2 "2020-02-25T17:34:19Z")

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> [@UDT Parameter on Perspective view](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parameter-on-perspective-view/23061/2):
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> To do this you will do the following: Create a new view that will be used as a drop target for your UDT. This would be similar to a template in vision. In the View, there is a dropConfig.udts property. You will configure this in the following way: type: The name of the UDT Definition param: A value you select that will be defined in the PARAMS area of the view later on action: For property binding purposes, use bind. For indirect tag bindings, use path In the View PARAMS area, add a new…

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**Author:** ![Jorgeibesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Jorgeibesi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jorgeibesi)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/templates-in-perspective/32592/3 "2020-02-25T17:48:04Z")

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It doesn’t work when the instance is in a Folder. So this is not useful.