5.5.1

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In vCenter Orchestrator, you can make workflows and other URI objects more searchable by attaching tags
to them.
Tags are strings with length between 3 and 64 characters and must contain no white spaces. Global tags are
visible to all Orchestrator users and private tags are visible only to the user who created them. Only users
with administrative pivileges can create and remove global tags.
You can assign values to the tags that you create. A tag value is an optional parameter which you can use to
filter tags.
You can manage object tags by using the Orchestrator scripting API or by running the workflows in the
Tagging package of the Library plug-in. For information about tagging through the Orchestrator scripting
API and the Orchestrator REST API, see Developing a Web Services Client for VMware vCenter Orchestrator.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Tag a Workflow,” on page 33
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“Untag a Workflow,” on page 34
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“View the Tags Assigned to a Workflow,” on page 34
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“Search Objects by Tag,” on page 34
Tag a Workflow
To make workflows more searchable, you can assign tags to them.
You can tag workflows in the Orchestrator client, by running the Tag workflow workflow in the Library
plug-in.
NOTE To create global tags, you must be logged in as a user with administrative privileges.
Procedure
1 Log in to the Orchestrator client.
2 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client left pane.
3 In the workflows hierarchical list, expand Library > Tagging and select Tag workflow.
4 Right-click Tag workflow and select Start workflow.
5 Click the Not set link under Tagged workflow to select the workflow you want to tag.
6 In the Tag text box, type the name of the tag you want to apply to the selected workflow.
7 (Optional) In the Value text box, type a value for the tag.
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