Access the Tags in a System

About this task

This topic describes how to access all the tags in a system, regardless of whether they are added to a collector instance. You can also access all the tags added to a collector instance.

Procedure

  1. Access Configuration Hub.
  2. In the NAVIGATION section, expand Systems, and then select the system whose tags you want to access.
  3. Right-click the system whose tags you want to access (or select ), and then select Browse Tags.
    The tags added to the system appears, displaying the following information.
    Column Description
    TAG NAME The name of the tag.
    DESCRIPTION The description of the tag.
    COLLECTOR NAME The name of the collector instance to which you have added the tag.
    LAST 10 VALUES The last 10 values collected for the tag, plotted as a trend chart. If you pause over the chart, the minimum, maximum, first, and last values among the 10 values appear.
    TAG ALIAS Indicates whether the tag contains aliases, which are created when you rename the tag using an alias.
  4. To narrow down your search results:
    You can enter a name or a value partially or use the wildcard character asterisk (*).
    1. Select Search.
    2. Enter the search criteria, and then select Apply. You can add more search criteria by selecting Add Attribute.
    The list of tags are filtered based on the search criteria. The search criteria that you have provided appear at the top of the page. You can remove any of the criteria as needed.
    Tip: To access the details of a tag, select the row containing the tag. The details appear in the DETAILS section.