# UDT PathToParentFolder as no tag provider?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-pathtoparentfolder-as-no-tag-provider/16132>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 27, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-pathtoparentfolder-as-no-tag-provider/16132 "2017-11-27T14:12:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/udt-pathtoparentfolder-as-no-tag-provider/16132/1 "2017-11-27T14:12:11Z")

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Inside UDT {PathToParentFolder} don’t contain the tag provider (Ignition 7.9.5)  
To use it in a tag expression, (as in the gateway scope the tag provider is mandatory), it would be convenient to have the provider in this paramaeter or in a PathToParentFolderWithProvider if this change could cause som compatibility issue when upgrading ignition to 7.9.X

Example :

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/f/f4901aa112aa5d6a18f72b22c760b04e2fa80230.png)