Tags

What are tags?

Tags allow you to make properties visible on the Map. Normally, only objects are shown on the map, their properties aren't. With tags, you can turn an object's property into a "fake" object of type tag. This newly promoted property will be shown on the map, automatically connected to the object it belongs to with a link that says "tags".

Example

You have objects of type alert in SquaredUp. Alerts have different properties like ID, label, and status. You want to show a correlation between the alert and status on the map, but correlations can only be shown between objects, and status is a property, not an object. You turn the status property into a "fake" object of type tag, by adding the property as a tag. Now the status property will be shown on the map, automatically connected to alert in this way:
status:warning --tags--> alert

How to add a tag property

1. In SquaredUp browse to Settings > Advanced > Tags
2. Click on Add tag property.
3. Add a tag property by entering the following:
   1. Name:
      Enter the name of a property to tag, e.g.tag:owner, emailAddress, author, etc. This is the object property that you wish to promote to a tag object.
   2. Type:
      Optionally, enter a type to which to restrict property to tag object promotion. Property promotion to tag objects will only occur for objects of this type. If not specified, tag objects will be created for matching properties of all object types.
4. Click Save.

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