# UDT and Templates

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-and-templates/7924>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 30, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-and-templates/7924 "2014-01-30T23:46:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![rad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@rad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rad)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-and-templates/7924/1 "2014-01-30T23:46:42Z")

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On the first page of a project I am attempting to drag a EDT tag from the SQLTags Browser and put down a template. Unfortunately I am getting a ‘no matches found’ message. I went back to the manual and as far as I can tell everything matches up in the Custom Properties Template Parameters.

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**Author:** ![nmudge](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nmudge/32/3394_2.png) [@nmudge](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nmudge)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-and-templates/7924/2 "2014-01-31T00:40:21Z")

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Hi rad,

Here are some things to check:

1. You created an instance of your UDT type and are dragging your instance to a window in the designer? If you are instead trying to drag your UDT type to a window then you will get the message, “No Matches Found”. Make sure you create a new instance of your UDT by creating a new tag and choosing Data Type Instance.

2. You created a template parameter on a template that has your UDT type? And you have checked the “Drop Target” field in the template parameter configuration?

Best,  
Nick Mudge