Working with tags

Using tags

A tag is a text label associated with a BMC Helix Capacity Optimization object that improves search results and applies an additional level of filtering where needed. Tags are used to indicate a particular feature of the object that distinguishes it from other objects. BMC Helix Capacity Optimization provides a set of useful tags; you can also define custom tags for your specific needs.

Tags are grouped by tag type; for example:

• Environment, for example, PRODUCTION or TEST
• Attention level, for example, BUSINESS_CRITICAL
• Type of service, for example, CRM
• Tier, for example, BACKEND

Tags belonging to the same tag group are displayed by using the same color. Tags can be associated manually or automatically, using tagging rules. It is possible to associate multiple tags with an object. For more information about tag types and tagging rules, see Managing-tags. You can also add tags to the required entities using the Generic - Tag CSV file parser ETL. For more information, see Generic-Tag-CSV-file-parser.

Performing a tag-based search

The BMC Helix Capacity Optimization search engine allows you to search for objects that match the given tags.

For example, you can search for systems with tags "x86" and "VMware" using the search string:

or, to only restrict the search to tags:

For more information, see Searching-for-entities-and-metrics.

Performing tag-based filtering

You can use tags to filter the results of analyses, models, and so on by using entity filters that is tag-based search conditions that are applied as filters.

For example, you can define a filter to identify systems with tags "x86" and "VMware" saving the search as an entity filter. For more information, see Managing-entity-filters.

Viewing, creating, editing, and deleting tags

You can view and edit tags associated with an object from the Using the description box of its detail page.

Example of a system with multiple tags

To manually add a new tag:

1. Click Add tagand enter the following information:

   1. Tag: Name of the new tag
   2. Description: Brief description of the new tag
   3. Tag type: Choose the category, for example, CPU Family, Virtualization Technology, and so on

   Restrictions

   • A tag name and tag type cannot contain the following special characters: 
     [ ] , : ; " | * & \ / ? $ £ ( ) { } ^ ~{{/code}}
     * A tag type must not exceed 50 characters.
     * A tag name (value) must not exceed 4000 characters.
2. Click Add Tag.

Adding and editing tags

If you click an existing tag, the Add Tag pop-up window appears, displaying a list of tags of the same type associated with the object.

To delete a tag, click  that appears when positioning the mouse pointer over the desired tag name.