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2 From the Actions menu, select Tags & Custom  > Remove Tag.
3 In the Remove Tag dialog box, select the tag to remove.
4 Click Remove to conrm the removal of the tag.
Delete a Tag
You can delete a tag when it is no longer needed. Deleting a tag removes it from all the objects to which it is
applied.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: vSphere Tagging.Delete vSphere Tag on the root vCenter Server instance.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Web Client Home, click Tags & Custom .
2 Click the Tags tab.
3 Select the tag to delete.
4
Click the Delete Tag icon ( ).
5 Click OK to conrm tag deletion.
Edit a Tag
You can edit a tag to change its name or description.
After a tag has been created, you cannot change the tag's category.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: vSphere Tagging.Edit vSphere Tag on the root vCenter Server instance.
Procedure
1 From the vSphere Web Client Home, click Tags & Custom .
2 Click the Tags tab.
3 Select the tag to edit.
4
Click the Edit Tag icon ( ).
5 (Optional) In the Name text box, enter a new name for the tag.
Tag names must be unique within their category.
6 (Optional) In the Description text box, edit the description for the tag.
7 Click OK.
Add Permissions for Tags and Tag Categories
You can manage the user privileges for working with tags and categories. The procedure for assigning
permission to tags is the same as the procedure for tag categories.
Permissions for tags work the same way as permissions set for vCenter Server inventory objects. To learn
about permissions and roles, see vSphere Security .
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