Creating Tags

Use this guide to create tags managed by users in vScope. A tag is a Name : Value attribute on an asset.

Video

Here is a quick run-through of how it’s done (with English captions):

Before you start

You need Contributor or Admin permissions to manage tags.

Choose a method

Use one of these methods depending on your goal:

• Manual: set values directly on selected assets.
• Rule-based: assign tags using rules and filters.
• Discovery: fetch values from a data source attribute and create/populate tags from discovered data.
• Import: add/update manual tag values in bulk from UI (XLSX) or API.

For import workflows:

• UI import (XLSX): Import tags from XLSX
• API import: Import tags via API

1. Manual

Use manual values for direct edits on specific assets.

From Properties

1. Open Tables or an asset Properties panel.
2. Add a tag name and value.
3. Save.

From Tables

1. Select rows in a table.
2. Right-click and select Add Tag.
3. Enter tag name and value and click Add Tag.

Example: Add Location: Sweden to a single server.

To remove manual values from an asset:

1. In Tables, right-click the asset and select Remove tag.
2. Remove the value from the asset Properties panel.
3. or, go to Tags > Manual and delete the tag from here.

2. By Rule / Filters

Use rule-based tags when values should be assigned automatically.

1. Go to Tags
2. Click Create Tag → select asset type (e.g., All Machines)
3. Name the Tag (e.g., Data Center Location) and set a value (e.g., Sweden)
4. Add Filters that decide when the Tag applies (e.g., IPv4=192.168.11.0/24)
5. Save

Tip

You can create a rule-based tag directly from a table by clicking Create Tag.

3. From Discovery

Use discovery when you want to create/populate tags from values that already exist in a scanned data source. The tag value is automaticlly updated when updated in the data source.

1. Go to Tags.
2. Create or edit a tag for the target asset type.
3. Select Discovery as value behavior/source.
4. Choose the data source and attribute to fetch values from.
5. Save and verify values on matching assets.

Example:

• Fetch extensionAttribute1 from Active Directory and use it as a tag value on matched assets.

Configure value behavior in rule-based tags

In rule-based tags, values can be set using one of these methods:

• Manual input.
• Fetch value from relationship.
• Fetch value from another tag.
• Compute value from two other tags.

Example relationship path:

• User Account -[Is Managed By]-> User Account:Department (Add the Department of the user account that is Manager of user account)

Note

A relationship can lead to multiple matches (for example, a machine has multiple primary users). If this happens, use Filter Asset to narrow the result.

Best Practices

• Use a consistent naming standard.
• Prefer rule-based or discovery-based updates for data that changes frequently.
• Use manual values for exceptions and one-off cases.

Related articles

• Tags (concept)
• Tags interface reference
• Tags from discovery
• Import tags from XLSX
• Import tags via API