Add Tags from Source

Before you begin

  • Ensure that you are a member of the administrator's group with tag-level security (that is, the iH Security Admins or the iH Tag Admins group).
  • Create a collector instance using which you want to browse the source for tags.

About this task

This topic describes how to browse for source tags and add them to Historian. These tags are then created automatically in the Historian database. You can also create tags manually.

Procedure

  1. Access Historian Administrator.
  2. Select Tags.
  3. Select Add Tags from Collector.
    The Add Multiple Tags from Collector window appears.
  4. Enter values as described in the following table.
    Field Description
    Collector Select the collector instance using which you want to browse the source for tags.
    Show Only Specify whether you want to see all tags or only the ones that have not been added yet.
    Source Tag Name Enter the string to narrow down the search results based on the tag name. You can use wildcard characters.
    Description Enter the string to narrow down the search results based on the tag description. You can use wildcard characters.
  5. Select Browse.
    A list of tags based on the search criteria appear.
  6. Select the tags that you want to add to Historian.
    • Select a single tag by selecting the name of the tag.
    • Select multiple tags by pressing the Control key and selecting the tags.
    • Select a contiguous group by pressing the Shift key and selecting the first and last tag of the group.
    • Select all tags by selecting Select All.
  7. Select Add Selected Tags.
    The selected tags are added to the Historian database.