Managing Tag Categories

In Loftware Enterprise SP, users can characterize certain objects by assigning tags to them. Tags can then be used to search, sort, filter, and report on objects within business rules. Each tag has a category and a value.

A tag can be assigned to an application, business rule, data service, device group, facility, field data catalog, form, image, integration, label template, layer object, layout, process, Remote Site, reusable object, user, or workflow template.

Note: Assigning a tag to an object requires permissions for that object, but does not require Tag Categories permissions.

In System , you can create and manage tag categories. Each static tag category has a name and a list of associated values. Each variable tag category allows users to type in a value for the tag. For more information, see Create a Tag Category.

Example: Static Tag Category

You can use a tag to indicate where a label template is in its life cycle. In System , you can create a static tag category named Life Cycle. For this tag category, you specify possible values such as the following: Under Development, In Review, On Hold, Complete.

In Label Design , a Designer can select a label template, add a tag with the Life Cycle category, and select the value Under Development. When the label template is ready for review, the Designer can change the value for the tag to In Review.

Example: Variable Tag Category

You can use a variable tag category to allow Designers to specify the owner of a label template. In System , you can create a variable tag category named Owner. You do not specify associated values for the tag category.

In Label Design , a Designer can select a label template, add a tag with the Owner category, and type the user name of the person who is the owner as the tag value.

Tip: For a tag assigned to an object, you can use a script in a data source or in a business rule to retrieve the tag value. Tag-related functions are also available by using Web Services calls.

The topics in this section describe how to perform the following tasks.