Adding tags using Batch Editor

You can add Direct Tags to large numbers of objects using the Program Service, Batch Editor view. Use the Batch Editor to locate objects that need tagging and use the Add Tags button in the Batch Editor view to add tags.

One or more installed tag dictionaries. If necessary, add required tag dictionaries to the TagDictionaryService.
Note: If tagging offline, it is possible that no dictionaries are available. In that situation the system searches for tag dictionaries in alternate locations.

This task describes how to use the Edit Tags dialog box to add individual tags or tag groups from a dictionary that is installed in the station Services folder.

Note: If you are using tags to support multiple hierarchical navigation schemes, you may add more than one type of tag to a component. You can use tag Ggroups for adding multiple tags in a single add action.

In the station Nav tree, expand the Station > Config > Services and double-click Program Services.
In the Batch Editor view, click Find Objects and use the Bql Query Builder to produce a list of objects that you want to tag.

The search produces a list of matching components.
Select and remove the unwanted components in the table and click Add Tag.
Select one or more tags from the Tag Dictionary (top) pane (or you may select Add Tag from this dialog window to apply custom tags) and click AddTag to assign the selected tags to all components.
Note: Select a Tag Group, if appropriate, to add several tags at once.
The selected tags are added and appear in the Direct Tags table in the lower half of the dialog box. Finally, the BatchEditor Results dialog opens with all tag actions listed.

The components are tagged.