Tag assets

The Tags feature offers comprehensive and flexible tag management to classify and mark ownership of assets you manage from Xshield.

A tag is a label made up of “Tag Name (Keyword)= Tag Value (Description)” pair. You can assign a tag as a label to any asset or application workload in Xshield.

Tags are restricted to a tenant. Xshield offers out-of-box tags that are pre-created for each tenant. You can also create custom tags for every tenant. When you create a new tenant in Xshield, the following tags are available by default.

Tag Name Description Example
Application Classify the asset by the application. Ordering, PCI Payment, Marketing
Role Classify the asset by the specific role in the application. Web, App, DB Load balancer
Environment Classify the asset by its stage in the application development process. Production, Staging, UAT, Test, Dev
Service Classify the asset by the service it is providing. Apache, SSH, Tomcat, MySQL
Location Classify by the location that hosts the asset. Cloud_AWS_WEST DC_NJ, DC_CA

Create Tags

You create a Tag when you want to associate assets with a Tag.

To create a Tag:

  1. Log in to Xshield.

    The Assets page appears.

  2. Click Policy Center > Tags on the banner.

    The Tags page appears.

    Xshield lists all the Tags you have created on this page.

  3. To create a Tag, click the CREATE drop-down list located at the right of the banner and select TAG.

    The Create Tag fly panel appears at the right.

  4. Do the following to create a Tag:

    1. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the Tag.

      If you do not enter a unique name, Xshield displays a message that you have named another tag with this name,

      Enter a unique name.

    2. (Optional) To enter a description for the Tag, click Add Description and enter a description.

    3. Select one of the following option buttons:

      • Free Text – if you want to enter free text as the value for the Tag.

      • Predefined Values – if you to set specific values for the Tag.

  5. If you choose Predefined Values, do the following:

    1. Enter a value in the Enter Value text box.

    2. Click √ located at the right of the text box.

    3. Repeat steps (a) and (b) to add many values.

    4. ((Optional) To delete the value of a Tag, click X located at the right of the Tag value.

  6. To save the settings for the Tag, click SAVE located at the top-left corner of the fly panel.

    ColorTokens Xshield confirms that it has created a new Tag.

  7. (Optional) To abort creating this Tag:

    1. Click CANCEL located at the top-left corner of the fly panel.

      A Warning dialog box appears.

    2. Click YES, in the Warning dialog box.

      ColorTokens Xshield closes the fly panel and redirects you to the Tags page.

Viewing details of a Tag

You view the details of a Tag when you want to see the values of a Tag.

To view the details of a Tag:

  1. Log in to ColorTokens Xshield.


    The Assets page appears.

  2. Click Policy Center > Tags on the banner.


    The Tags page appears.

    ColorTokens Xshield lists all the Tags you have created on this page.

  3. (Optional) To search for specific Tags, enter the search criteria and press Enter.


    ColorTokens Xshield displays only the list of Tags that match the search criteria.

  4. Click the Tag whose details you want to view.


    The Edit Tag fly panel on the right displays the details of the tag.

  5. (Optional) To close the Edit Tag fly panel, click >> located at the top-left corner of the fly panel.

Editing Tags

You edit the details of a Tag when you want to add or remove some details of the Tag.

To edit the details of a Tag:

  1. Log in to ColorTokens Xshield.


    The Assets page appears.

  2. Click Policy Center > Tags on the banner.


    The Tags page appears.

    ColorTokens Xshield lists all the Tags you have created on this page.

  3. (Optional) To search for specific Tags, enter the search criteria and press Enter.


    ColorTokens Xshield displays only the list of Tags that match the search criteria.

  4. Click the Tag whose details you want to view.


    The Edit Tag fly panel appears at the right.

    ColorTokens Xshield displays the name and values of the Tag in the fly panel.

Delete Tags

You delete a Tag when you do not want to use the Tag.

Note: You cannot delete default Tags from ColorTokens Xshield.

To delete a Tag:

  1. Log in to ColorTokens Xshield.


    The Assets page appears.

  2. Click Policy Center > Tags on the banner.


    The Tags page appears.

    ColorTokens Xshield lists all the Tags you have created on this page.

  3. (Optional) To search for specific Tags, enter the search criteria and press Enter.


    ColorTokens Xshield displays only the list of Tags that match the search criteria.

  4. To delete a Tag:
    1. Click the Tag you want to delete.


      The Edit Tag fly panel appears.

    2. Click DELETE located at the top-left corner of the fly panel.


      A Warning dialog box appears.

      Do one of the following:

      • To delete the Tag, click YES.


        A Warning dialog box appears.

      • To retain the Tag, click NO.


        ColorTokens Xshield closes the fly panel and redirects you to the Tags page.

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