Common tagging tasks The following sections include descriptions of some common ways to use tagging. Creating a tagged deviceYou can add Direct Tags to a device (or other station objects) to provide additional semantic information. You may add more than one type of tag to a device to support multiple hierarchical navigation schemes. You can also use Tag Groups to add a predefined collection of tags to the device in a single add action.Adding Ad Hoc tagsYou can add Ad Hoc Tags to any station object to provide additional semantic information without using an installed tag dictionary. Ad Hoc tags are tags that you create directly from the Edit Tags dialog box. These tags are not found in any tag dictionary.Removing a tagYou can remove direct tags from individual station objects using the Remove dialog box.Add tags to objects in the Discovered paneTagging is integrated into the Station Manager and Point Manager views to make it easier to tag editable stations or points in the Discovered pane before adding them to the Database pane.Add tags in the Database paneTagging is integrated into the Station Manager and Point Manager views to make it easier to tag editable stations or points that are in the Database pane.Adding a Tag Group to a componentAdding a Tag Group allows you add a predefined collection of tags to a component in a single action. Typically, tags are in a tag group because it is common for each of the tags to be assigned to the same component. The Device Manager and Point Manager views of a driver, and the Edit Tags dialog are the primary methods for adding a tag group to a component. This procedure describes how to use the Edit Tags dialog to add a tag group.Creating a custom tag groupUse the tagdictionary palette to create a custom tag group in a tag dictionary. This procedure describes how to edit an existing tag dictionary, add a custom tag group and configure it with tags. Adding a tag to an existing tag groupYou can add a tag from a different tag dictionary to an existing tag group. Optionally, you can add a tag from the tagdictionary palette. Shown in the following image, the hs:hvac tag (copied from the Haystack tagdictionary) is added to MyTagGroup in the Building tagdictionary.Adding tags using Batch EditorYou 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.Editing tags in a templateYou can edit an existing template to add additional direct tags to the objects in it, or to remove or modify the existing tags. These changes are made on the template Configuration tabView implied tags using Edit Tags dialogViewing implied tags can be useful when designing a custom tag dictionary to confirm that certain objects are getting the desired tags, or when designing a NEQL query for a hierarchy definition or search. Implied tags do not appear in an object Property Sheet or other typical views. One way to view these tags is on the Implied Tags tab in the Edit Dialog box.Viewing implied tags using Spy viewImplied tags and implied relations are automatically assigned to objects by rules in the installed Smart Tag Dictionaries. The implied tags and implied relations do not appear in the Property Sheet view or other more commonly used views. Spy view shows all of the direct and implied tags and relations on an object as well as other detailed data. Although intended to be used for diagnostic purposes, you can use Spy view to identify implied tags and/or relations already assigned to a component. This can be useful when developing hierarchies. Once identified, you can then create queries for those tags/relations in your hierarchy definition.Selecting or exiting tag mode (manager views)Station Manager and Point Manager views have a Tag Mode available for adding tags to devices or points as they are added.Exporting and importing tag dictionariesThe Tag Dictionary Manager view provides a method to import and export tag dictionaries (or smart tag dictionaries) in a standard CSV file format, compatible with Excel (or other CSV-compatible spreadsheet software). This facilitates creating custom tag dictionaries, which you then import to your station. Working in the exported CSV file, you can easily edit the correctly structured tag dictionary, populating it with your custom tag definitions, tag rules, etc. When finished, save the revised CSV file and import it using the Tag Dictionary Manager view.