Tags #

Use the Tags pane to view the list of tags and the properties for each tag, as well as to create, edit, and delete tags.

Create a tag #

To create a new tag the user’s current role must have access to the Create tag privilege.

Follow these steps to create a new tag:

  1. Click the Create tag button.
  2. In the Create tag dialog, enter a name for your tag in the Name field, up to 15 characters.
  3. To nest your new tag under an existing tag, select the Nested tag under: option and choose an existing tag in the Select nesting drop-down. Nested tag names precede with the name of the parent tag, such as tag1.tag2.
  4. Add a description or comment about the tag in the Description field.
  5. Choose the color you would like to be associated with your tag.
  6. Click Create tag.

create a tag

Find tags #

Use the search bar to find tags and their properties. For example, you can search for all tags owned by the role accountadmin by searching for accountadmin.

Starburst Galaxy shows a table with the following columns:

  • Tag name: The name of the tag.
  • In-use: The occurrences of the tag across Starburst Galaxy.
  • Comment: The comment or description given to the tag upon creation.
  • Owning role: The role that owns the tag.
  • Created: The timestamp for when the tag was created.
  • Last updated: The timestamp for when the tag was last updated.

To view nested tags, click a parent tag’s ^ expand arrow. Similarly, to collapse a nested tag into its parent tag, click its v collapse arrow.

To view your tags in a grid, select the grid icon on the right. In grid mode, you can view tag properties by hovering over the tag. To switch back to a table format, click the table list icon .

show tags menu

Sort tag list #

To reorder the tag list by column:

  • Click Tag name to sort tags alphabetically. Click Tag name a second time to sort them in reverse alphabetical order.
  • Click In-use to sort tags by the greatest number of times it is in-use. * Click In-use a second time to sort tags by least number of times it is in-use.
  • Click Comment to sort tag alphabetically by comment. Click Tag name a second time to sort them in reverse alphabetical by comment order.
  • Click Owning role to sort tags alphabetically by owning role. Click Tag name a second time to sort them in reverse alphabetical by owning role order.
  • Click Created to sort tags by oldest date created. Click Created a second time to sort by most recent date created.
  • Click Last updated to sort tags by oldest date last updated. Click Last updated a second time to sort by most recent date last updated.

Edit a tag #

To edit an existing tag:

  1. Click the vertical ellipsis ( ) menu on the right-hand side of the tags table if in table mode, or the vertical ellipsis menu on the tag name if in grid mode.
  2. Select Edit tag settings.
  3. Edit the tag’s name, nesting, description, or color.
  4. Click Save tag.

show tags menu

Change tag ownership #

To change the owning role of the tag:

  1. Click the vertical ellipsis ( ) menu on the right-hand side of the tags table if in table mode, or the vertical ellipsis menu on the tag name if in grid mode.
  2. Select Change owner.
  3. From the menu, select a new owner.
  4. Click Change owner.
  5. Click Change in the Confirmation window.

change owner of a tag

Delete a tag #

To delete an existing tag:

  1. Click the vertical ellipsis ( ) menu on the right-hand side of the tags table if in table mode, or the vertical ellipsis menu on the tag name if in grid mode.
  2. Select Delete tag.
  3. Select Yes, delete. A deleted tag cannot be restored.

delete a tag