9.4 Managing Tags

9.4.1 Sorting Tags

You can sort tags either based on their names or based on the number of objects associated with the tags.

  1. Log in to the Sentinel Web interface as a user in the Manage Tags role.

  2. Select Tags in the navigation panel, then click More.

  3. (Conditional) To sort the tags in the alphabetical order, select Sort by Name.

  4. (Conditional) To sort the tags based on the number of objects associated with them, select Sort by Count.

The Tags are sorted according to the selection.

9.4.2 Adding and Removing Tags from Favorites

You can add your frequently used tags to the Favorites section so that it is easier to locate them and associate them with objects. When a tag is added to the Favorites section, it is removed from the Other section.

  1. Log in to the Sentinel Web interface as a user in the Manage Tags role.

  2. Select Tags in the navigation panel on the left.

  3. To add or remove a tag from Favorites, select the tag, then click the Favorites icon.

9.4.3 Viewing and Modifying Tags

You can modify only the description of a tag.The tag name cannot be modified because it might be used to tag events and other data collection objects, and it is not an accepted practice to modify events that are already stored. Therefore, to modify the name of a tag, you must create a new tag.

  1. Log in to the Sentinel Web interface as a user in the Manage Tags role.

  2. Select Tags in the navigation panel on the left.

  3. Select the tag that you want to edit, and click the Edit icon.

  4. Modify the description as necessary, then click Save.