The Tags page lists the tags associated with cloud resources in Buttonwood Central.
Tags will automatically be discovered if included in the billing data that is processed from cloud providers. Administrators can also add Insights specific tags which can then be assigned to accounts, deployments, and resources.
Tag rules can also be used to merge tag names and values across multiple cloud providers.
Prerequisites
- Administrative access to Buttonwood Central with Insights role
Viewing Tags
This section describes the steps required to view tags in Buttonwood Central.
Procedure Steps
- Login to Buttonwood Central
- Navigate to Insights > Tags
- Click View of the name of the tag
Additional Operations
The following operations can also be performed on this screen:
| Function | Description |
| Add |
Add a new tag Note: Added tags are specific to Insights and does not add the tags to service providers resources. |
| Edit |
Modify the tag name |
| Merge |
Move tag values to another tag |
| Delete |
Remove a tag |
Note: When used with Buttonwood Automate, system tags are created which hold metadata of resources created by Automate. The operations above are not available for these system tags.
Tag Details
When viewing tag details, the following information is provided:
- Summary of the number of instances of tag across all resources
- Summary of the unique values assigned to the tag
Additional Operations
- Click View or the tag value to view a list of where the value is referenced
- Click Merge to move tag values to a new name
Note: This is a once-off operation. Tag rules can also be used to automatically merge tag names and values during invoice processing.