Delete a Tag
If you delete a parent tag, you will also delete all of its child tags.
If you delete a tag, everything that referred to that tag's unique ID value will become inaccessible. Widgets will display the unlinked indicator, and is no way to retrieve logged data.
- Open the Tag Browser.
- Use the Tag Browser’s searching and filtering capabilities to locate and select the tag you wish to delete.
- Right-click on the tag and select the Delete option from the context menu.
Alternatively, you can select the tag, then click the trash can icon at the top, right of the browser.
A confirmation dialog will open and request confirmation that you wish to delete the selected tag. If you delete a parent tag, you will also delete all of its child tags.
If the tag is used in any pages, you will be warned and given an opportunity to open the Go To Page dialog. Use this to review how the tag is used in any page that you have security rights to open.
- Click OK.
If the Auto Deploy option is selected for the application, then this operation is complete. Otherwise, this will be considered to be a local edit until you deploy your changes.
If you create a new tag with the same name as the one deleted, it will have a new unique ID value and therefore no connection to anything that referred to the deleted tag.
If you later change your mind after deleting a tag, you can use the Version Log (provided that your VTScada license includes this option) to revert the change.
Disabling a tag has the same apparent effect on the application as deleting it (the tag stops, related widgets are hidden, the tag count drops). The difference is that you may re-enable the tag at any time. Previously logged data can again be retrieved. See: Disable Tags.
Note that you can select multiple tags in the Tag Browser's main window by holding down the Ctrl key while selecting. Use this to copy, move, or delete several tags at once.
