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:
- Click the Create tag button.
- In the Create tag dialog, enter a name for your tag in the Name field, up to 15 characters.
- 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
. - Add a description or comment about the tag in the Description field.
- Choose the color you would like to be associated with your tag.
- Click Create 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 .
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:
- 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.
- Select Edit tag settings.
- Edit the tag’s name, nesting, description, or color.
- Click Save tag.
Change tag ownership #
To change the owning role of the tag:
- 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.
- Select Change owner.
- From the menu, select a new owner.
- Click Change owner.
- Click Change in the Confirmation window.
Delete a tag #
To delete an existing tag:
- 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.
- Select Delete tag.
- Select Yes, delete. A deleted tag cannot be restored.
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