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Creating and Assigning Application Tags
You can use application tags to categorize and manage applications in your environment. Creating application
tags and tag values makes it easier to find applications in vCenter Operations Manager. Rather than searching
through thousands of applications in a long list, you can easily use tags to find the applications you want.
1 Add an Application Tag on page 57
With application tags, you can index applications for ease of manageability. Defining tags appropriate
to your environment makes it easier to find applications in vCenter Operations Manager.
2 Add a Value to an Application Tag on page 57
You can assign any number of applications to each tag value, and you can assign a single application to
tag values under any number of application tags.
3 Associate an Application with a Tag Value on page 58
When an application is associated with a tag value, you can use the application tag hierarchy to select it
in vCenter Operations Manager.
Add an Application Tag
With application tags, you can index applications for ease of manageability. Defining tags appropriate to your
environment makes it easier to find applications in vCenter Operations Manager.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Applications Overview.
2 Click the Manage Tags icon.
3 Click the Add Tag icon to add a new row and enter the name of the tag in the row.
4 Click OK to save the tag.
The new tag appears in the tags list on the Application Overview page.
What to do next
Add a value to the application tag. See “Add a Value to an Application Tag,” on page 57.
Add a Value to an Application Tag
You can assign any number of applications to each tag value, and you can assign a single application to tag
values under any number of application tags.
Prerequisites
Add an application tag. See “Add an Application Tag,” on page 57.
Procedure
1 Select Environment > Applications Overview.
2 Click the Manage Tags icon on the left side of the Application Overview page.
3 Select the tag to which to add values and click the Add Tag Value icon.
4 Type a name for the tag value in the new row.
5 Click OK to add the tag value.
The tag value appears in the tag list.
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