# Why can't I indirectly access a tag within a UDT? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [September 23, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-cant-i-indirectly-access-a-tag-within-a-udt/96322 "2024-09-23T20:13:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jacob\_Clark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@Jacob\_Clark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jacob_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-cant-i-indirectly-access-a-tag-within-a-udt/96322/1 "2024-09-23T20:13:53Z")
I am a little new to Ignition so sorry if this a dumb question, but I was wondering why I can't access a tag within a UDT indirectly? Attempted: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/5/3/5339c34e2c9f95481f10b7ef64c84d65671147da.png) Tag Browser: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/c/c/ccb91ddfbdabfb1563a77f0f17e080ca6b257eae.png) All I want to do is reference a tag from a UDT instance and display it's value on a label Should I just not use a UDT? or is there another method of accomplishing this? Thank you ---
**Author:** ![dkhayes117](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/dkhayes117/32/68344_2.png) [@dkhayes117](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dkhayes117)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-cant-i-indirectly-access-a-tag-within-a-udt/96322/2 "2024-09-23T20:17:59Z")
Once you insert a path in the Property field, make sure you press enter to apply it. This thread might shed some light [[Bug-13089]Error\_InvalidPathSyntax in Perspective Binding - Ignition Early Access - Inductive Automation Forum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-13089-error-invalidpathsyntax-in-perspective-binding/26282)