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title: Manage Tags
slug: manufacturing-connect-edge-v2/manage-tags
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createdAt: 2022-06-16T15:16:56.000Z
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You can manage tags by navigating to **DeviceHub **> **Tags**. 

# Manage Existing Tags

You can manage existing tags from the *Tags *pane. 

**To manage existing tags:**

1. Navigate to **DeviceHub **> **Tags**. 
2. From the *Tags *pane, select the device that has the tag you want to manage. You can select to view all tags from all devices. 
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3. If needed, use the search bar to find the tag. You have the option of using search filters **contains **and **equal to**. 
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4. For the tag you want to manage, click the **Action menu**.
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5. Select from the following options.
   - **Edit**: Update the parameters for the tag as required and click **Update Tag**. Refer to the 
     [Industrial Systems Connection Guide](docId\:UN2tdNhwnbHrfyOOPXoDx) for parameters specific to your device driver and review the Tag Parameters section. 
   - **View Writer Topic**: Write Topics can be used with Flows to write to the topic. From the *Write *dialog box, you can click the **Copy **icon to copy it to your clipboard. 
   - **View Poll Topic**: Poll Topics can be used with Flows to poll a tag. From the *Poll Once* dialog box, you can click the **Copy **icon to copy it to your clipboard. 
   - **Remove**: Delete the tag from the Tags list. 
   - **Clone & Edit**: Clone an existing tag and then edit the cloned tag. When done, click **Clone Tag**. 

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**Note**: The *Tag Name* for the cloned tag and existing tag must be different. 
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**Important: **The current topic name generation rule uses a byte-specific replacement protocol to create topic names. In this system:

- **ASCII Special Characters:** Symbols and spaces are replaced with a single underscore (“\_”) since they are represented in 1 byte.
- **Accented and Extended Unicode Characters:** Characters with accents (e.g., “ó”) are replaced by a double underscore (“\_\_”), reflecting their 2-byte representation. The 3-byte and 4-byte Unicode characters are replaced with three (“\_\_\_*”) and four (“\_*\_\_\_”) underscores, respectively.
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# Sort List of Existing Tags

You can click column names to sort the current list of tags displayed in ascending and descending order. 

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**Note**: When you sort the list of tags, only the currently listed tags on the page are sorted. For example, if a device has 100 tags, and 15 tags are currently displayed, only the 15 tags listed on the page are sorted. Increase the number of tags displayed on the page to view and sort more tags. 
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![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/AoiJpbXPF2KQCukasO_eP_image.png)

# Download Tags as a CSV File

You can download the list of tags visible in the *Tag List *by clicking the **Download Tags as CSV **icon. 

![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/vK6VDKa3UCShpUWju_EAE_image.png "Download as CSV icon")

# Remove Multiple Tags

You can remove multiple individual tags or all tags from the *Tags *pane.

**To remove multiple tags:**

1. Navigate to **DeviceHub **> **Tags**. 
2. From the *Tags *pane, do one of the following.
   **Remove all tags**: Select the **Tag **column check box for all the tags. 
   **Select individual tags**: Select each individual tag's checkbox. 
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/LGb2qrrj7bMY8GYqbvJSn_tagsselectmce.png "Select tags to remove")
3. Click the **Remove **icon and select **Remove Selected Tags**. 
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/PIRNQOX7_K5w4sQnbtCSa_tagsremoveselectedmce.png)
4. Click **Yes**.
   All tags are removed from the Tags list.

# View and Copy Topic Names

To view and copy the available topic names for a tag, click the **Action menu** and select **View Available Topics**. 

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**Note**: The available topics depends on the DeviceHub device used to store the tag. 
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# Configure Tag Column View

You can modify which columns are displayed in the *Tags *pane.

**To modify columns displayed**:

1. Navigate to **DeviceHub **> **Tags**. 
2. From the *Tags *pane, click the **Display Columns** icon. 
   The *Display Columns List* appears.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/MhNhD_hQQrIjO-mosbzSE_tagsdisplaycolumns.png)
3. Select or deselect the columns you would like to display for the Tags List on the *Tags *pane, and then click outside the Display Columns List.
   The columns are displayed according to you modifications.

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**Note**: If the *Status *check box is enabled, a color-coded status appears next to each tag in the tag list. Green means that the status is good. Red means that there is an error. 
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