Managing Tags

You can add tags for different environments and applications for easy management.

Tag management covers tags and global tags.

A tag is used to set a collector corresponding to the monitoring item under one or more environments of an application.

A global tag is used to set a collector corresponding to the monitoring item under all environments of an application.

Note

Priority: Global tag collector configuration > Tag collector configuration > Collector configuration of a monitoring item under an environment

Adding a Tag

  1. Log in to the management console.

  2. Click image1 on the left and choose Management & Deployment > Application Performance Management.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose Application Monitoring > Metrics.

  4. In the navigation tree, select a target application.

  5. Click the Tags tab.

  6. Click Add Tag.

    **Figure 1** Adding a tag

    Figure 1 Adding a tag

  7. On the page that is displayed, set Tag and Description, and select the environment to be associated.

    Table 1 Tag parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    Tag

    Enter 1 to 128 characters. Only digits, letters, underscores (_), hyphens (-), brackets, and periods (.) are allowed.

    Description

    Enter up to 1000 characters. Only digits, letters, underscores (_), hyphens (-), brackets, and periods (.) are allowed.

    Bind Environment

    • Search by component, environment, or application name is supported.

    • You can select one or more environments.

  8. Click Yes.

Modifying a Tag

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Application Monitoring > Metrics.

  2. In the navigation tree, select a target application.

  3. Click the Tags tab.

  4. Locate the row that contains the tag to be modified and click Collector Configuration in the Operation column. In the dialog box that is displayed, select your desired collector from the drop-down list and click Yes.

    Locate the row that contains the tag to be modified and click Change Environment in the Operation column. In the dialog box that is displayed, select your desired environment and click Yes.

    Locate the row that contains the tag to be modified and click Modify Tag in the Operation column. In the dialog box that is displayed, modify the tag and description.

    **Figure 2** Modifying a tag

    Figure 2 Modifying a tag

Deleting a Tag

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Application Monitoring > Metrics.

  2. In the navigation tree, select a target application.

  3. Click the Tags tab.

  4. Locate the row that contains the target tag and click Delete in the Operation column. Alternatively, select the tags to delete and click Delete above the tag list.

    **Figure 3** Deleting a tag

    Figure 3 Deleting a tag

  5. In the dialog box that is displayed, click Yes.

Global Tag Collector Configuration

  1. In the navigation pane, choose Application Monitoring > Metrics.

  2. In the navigation tree, select a target application.

  3. Click the Tags tab.

  4. Click Global tag collector configuration.

    **Figure 4** Global tag collector configuration

    Figure 4 Global tag collector configuration

  5. Select a collector from the drop-down list and click Yes. For details about how to configure monitoring items, see Application Monitoring Configuration.