Tags edit tab

This edit tab displays with groups, gateways, or devices.

The Tags edit tab creates and edits tags and assigns a node to one or more tags.

A new feature in Network Monitor v5.0 is the ability to classify nodes, users and other types of records using one or more user-defined tags. The only type of node that cannot be classified using tags are monitors.

For example, you could classify devices by the department they belong to. You could create a DEPT tag with multiple values: Sales, Accounting, Marketing, Development, Manufacturing, Distribution. View lists can be subsequently filtered or reported on by their assigned tags. An example is shown in the image below.

For example, to create and assign tags to a node in the navigation tree, select a group, gateway, or device. Then click Edit, then the Tags tab.

There are two types of Scope for a tag. The scope determines what other types of nodes can use the tag.

• Global - Any type of record can use the tag.
• Device, Group, or User - If a device node has been selected, only other devices can use the tag. If a group or gateway has been selected, only other gateways or groups can use the tag. If a new user has been selected, only other users can use the tag.

You must also specify the type of Data entry required for a tag, when a user assigns a tag to a node.

• None - No data is required. For example, you might simply assign a tag called InMaintenance and leave it at that.
• Text - The user can enter any kind of string. For example, a tag called Note allows the user to enter whatever they want.
• Choice - The user selects one of several fixed values. For example, a LicenseStatus tag could be set to one of three fixed values: Licensed, Unlicensed or TrialEvaluation.
• Date - The user selects a date. For example, a tag called RepairDueDate could represent the expected date of repair for a device.