Edit-tag

A Tag is an informative label attached to tasks. Tags have no effect on planning or execution.

Creating a tag

1. Open Author → Tags.
2. Click the create button above the list.
3. Enter the name and description, then click Save.

Fields

Field	Notes
ID	Assigned automatically; read-only.
Name	Mandatory and unique. Maximum 100 characters; letters, digits, space and _, -, /.
Enabled	Whether the tag is available for assignment.
Description	Free text.

Assigning tags

Tags are not assigned here. A tag is attached to a task in the task editor, from the Add tag... box in the Tags section; assigned tags appear as chips with a remove button. See edit-task.

Assignment takes effect immediately — it is not part of the task's Save action.

A task may carry any number of tags.

What tags are for

The usual scheme is to tag tasks by the consumer of their data, so a shared task carries every tag that applies:

• ETL_CUSTOMER — tagged Sales and Accounting
• ETL_ORDER — tagged Sales
• ETL_PROFITLOSS — tagged Accounting

Tags are then used to filter the Monitor console down to the tasks feeding one consumer, and to aggregate processing statistics.

Practical notes

• Decide on a scheme before creating tags. Tags are cheap to add and awkward to rationalise later, and a set that mixes several schemes — some by department, some by technology, some by ticket — stops being useful for filtering.
• Use a Group, not a tag, to affect execution. Tags create no dependencies, influence no priority and are not considered by any limit.
• Disabling a tag keeps existing history intact while taking it out of use.

See also

• Tag
• edit-task
• Authoring items