# Unused configuration paths

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/unused-configuration-paths/12805>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [April 9, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/unused-configuration-paths/12805 "2024-04-09T06:54:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![CarbonKoala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/carbonkoala/32/3870_2.png) [@CarbonKoala](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/CarbonKoala)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 6:54am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/unused-configuration-paths/12805/1 "2024-04-09T06:54:39Z")

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## The problem I’m having

I have some SQL files in a “models\PROJECTNAME\Dashboards\DASHBOARD\_ONE” folder and I would like to give them some tags using the dbt\_projects.yml file. However, I always receive the “unused configuration paths” error.

## The context of why I’m trying to do this

Assign some tags to some models with the goal to ultimately do the same with my csv files for the seeds.  
dbt version = 1.4.1 (cannot upgrade further as there is an incompatibility with a Snowflake plugin)

## What I’ve already tried

In the example below, the tag works for ALLPROJECTSFILES but not for DASHBOARD\_ONE\_TAG.

I have tried to parse the entire dbt project again, I controlled the indentation, I ran the files in the folder using the dbt run command, I have tried to change the tags to the models and the project, but nothing seems to work.  
I also tried to debug it with GitHub Copilot, but it didn’t help me.

## Some example code or error messages

dbt\_project:

```auto
name: PROJECTNAME
version: '1.0.0'

config-version: 2

profile: 'default'

model-paths: ["models"]
analysis-paths: ["analysis"]
test-paths: ["tests"]
seed-paths: ["models"]
macro-paths: ["macros"]
snapshot-paths: ["snapshots"]

target-path: "target" 
clean-targets: 
  - "target"

models:
  PROJECTNAME:
    +tags: ALLPROJECTSFILES
    Dashboards:
      DASHBOARD_ONE:
        +tags: DASHBOARD_ONE_TAG

```

If you have any idea on how to get this fixed, it would be much appreciated!

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**Author:** ![CarbonKoala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discourse.getdbt.com/carbonkoala/32/3870_2.png) [@CarbonKoala](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/CarbonKoala)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/unused-configuration-paths/12805/2 "2024-11-06T08:31:37Z")

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Hi all,

I found the issue for this one, for some reason I had to put my project name 2 times and it works:

```auto
models:
  PROJECTNAME:
    PROJECTNAME:
      +tags: ALLPROJECTSFILES
      Dashboards:
        DASHBOARD_ONE:
          +tags: DASHBOARD_ONE_TAG

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/getdbt/original/1X/a7a7ca1fe379aaf90952b0e13118a817babcd14f.png) [@system](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/unused-configuration-paths/12805/3 "2024-11-13T08:32:13Z")

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