Copy a Tag

About this task

If you want to create a tag with the same properties as another one, you can copy it, and then modify the properties as needed. When you copy a tag, the tag alias is captured as well to aid in an audit trail.

Procedure

  1. Access Configuration Hub.
  2. If you want to access all tags, in the NAVIGATION section, select Tags.
    A list of all the tags appears.
  3. If you want to narrow down the search results, select Search.

    Enter the search criteria, and then select Search. You can add more attributes by selecting Add Attribute. You can enter a name or a value partially or use the wildcard character asterisk (*).
    The list of tags are filtered based on the search criteria.
  4. Right-click the tag that you want to copy (or select ), and then select Copy.
    The Copy Tag: <tag name> window appears.
  5. In the NEW TAG NAME field, provide a name for the tag. A value is required and must be unique for the Historian system.
  6. Select Copy.
    The tag is copied, inheriting the properties of the original tag. In addition, data collection begins for the tag.