# UDT parent data type error

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parent-data-type-error/58087>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [April 6, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parent-data-type-error/58087 "2022-04-06T06:25:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![nideyijuyidong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7cd45c/32.png) [@nideyijuyidong](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nideyijuyidong)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parent-data-type-error/58087/1 "2022-04-06T06:25:19Z")

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If a UDT instance has the same name as the UDT data type, there will be an error in parent data type. But it does not have a parent data type actually.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-parent-data-type-error/58087/2 "2022-04-06T15:51:11Z")

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Yes, this is a known issue:

> [@\[IGN-4907\] UDT Instance reporting "Parent data type has a configuration error" when non are present](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ign-4907-udt-instance-reporting-parent-data-type-has-a-configuration-error-when-non-are-present/30499/10):
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> This is a known issue on our backlog, but hasn’t yet been picked up to be fixed.