# Why is tag list good in designer, but fails in Client?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-tag-list-good-in-designer-but-fails-in-client/115916>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** scripting, vision, ignition81\
**Created:** [June 9, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-tag-list-good-in-designer-but-fails-in-client/115916 "2026-06-09T23:14:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mdemaris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mdemaris/32/54639_2.png) [@mdemaris](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mdemaris)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-is-tag-list-good-in-designer-but-fails-in-client/115916/1 "2026-06-09T23:14:30Z")

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Hi all!  
New issue - my scripts are running fine in the designer, but in the Vision Client they fail, well one fails.  
So, I have this Container with several template repeaters. This script is on a load button outside the repeater, in the Container.

```python
# Local variables:
zoneNum = event.source.zoneNum
includeList = []
setpoints = []
logger = system.util.getLogger('Recipe_Writes')

def processContainer(container):
	for comp in container.getComponents():
# --- If it's a Template Repeater ---
		if comp. __class__. __name__ == "TemplateRepeater":
			processTemplateRepeater(comp)
			
			
def processTemplateRepeater(repeater):
	if repeater.zoneNum == zoneNum:
		templates = list(repeater.getLoadedTemplates())
		
		for t in templates:
			name = t.DisplayName.strip()
			zone, pos = name.split('-')
			formatted = '%02d-%s' % (int(zone), pos)
			if t.enabled:
				print 'Enabled: ', name
				includeList.append(formatted)
				setpoints.append(t.SetpointKW)

processContainer(event.source.parent)

# Get power and state tag paths
kwPaths, statePaths = Recipe_Manager.Power_Supply_Templates.buildTagListFromDisplayNames(includeList)

stateResults = system.tag.readBlocking(statePaths)

entries = []
for i in range(len(includeList)):
	entries.append({
		'path': kwPaths[i]
		, 'state': stateResults[i].value
		, 'value': setpoints[i]
		, 'name': includeList[i]
	})

writes = []
values = []

for e in entries:
	if not e['state']:
		writes.append(e['path'])
		values.append(e['value'])
	else:
		print 'Power Supply ON!'
		

print writes
print values
#try:
#	writeReturns = system.tag.writeBlocking(writes, values)
#except:
#	logger.info('no tag write')
#	pass

```

In the Client, the script fails on this line:

```python
stateResults = system.tag.readBlocking(statePaths)

```

That is because no values are appended to `includeList` a few lines above. This is because `t.enabled` is false. `t.enabled` is a param on the template inside the repeater and there is a button in the template that can toggle this... except, I think I just realized something. We cannot use the `templateParams` properties as I am trying to do, correct? The repeaters use a `dataset` for the params, and I am trying to change that one param `enabled` via a button. Even though the button changes state, in the Designer and Client, the value does not seem to change when I try to read it while in the Client, only the Designer. IDK.

I'll have another go tomorrow at why `t.enabled` is false, even though the button seems to work.  
Here is a picture of a repeater with templates.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/b/6b7ab158bc58019ba0e800c90f45a22ae2de7795.png)  
The select button simply `enables` each template by writing to `t.enabled`. Here is that script:

```python
# Zone Enable Button Container - BTN Zone X Select
templateCount = 0
zoneNum = event.source.zoneNum

def processContainer(container):
	for comp in container.getComponents():
	# Template Repeater
		if comp. __class__. __name__ == "TemplateRepeater":
			processTemplateRepeater(comp)
			

def processTemplateRepeater(repeater):
	if repeater.zoneNum == zoneNum:
		templates = repeater.getLoadedTemplates()
		templateCount = len(templates)
	
		try:
			if repeater.minEnable == 0:
				repeater.minEnable = templateCount
				for t in templates:
					t.enabled = True
			else:
				repeater.minEnable = 0
				for t in templates:
					t.enabled = False
		except:
			print 'error'
			pass
		
processContainer(event.source.parent)

```

And the Load button script is the one throwing fits. I appreciate the help.