Assigning and Removing User Defined Types

About this task

There are two ways to assign tags to User Defined Types. User Defined tags are indicated with ‘*’ in the Tags section. If the desired type is not already created, you can create it while assigning it. You can select multiple tags from the Tags list and assign the same User Defined type to all of them at once.

Procedure

  1. To assign a User Defined Type to a tag from the Collection tab:
    1. Open the Tag Maintenance page and select Collection.
    2. Select the tag you wish to associate the User Defined Type from the Tags section.
    3. In the Data Type field, select MultiField.
    4. Select Browse (...) by the User Defined Type field.
      The Define User Defined Type window appears.
    5. From the List of User Defined Types, select the type you want to associate the tag with and select OK.
      If the type has not already been created, create a type now and then continue associating it with the tag. For more information, refer to Create a User Defined Type.
      The modified fields appear in blue color indicating that a type has been selected.
    6. Select Update.
  2. To assign a User Defined Type to a tag from the Add Tag Manually window:
    1. In the Tags Maintenance Window, select Add Tag Manually.
      The Add Tag Manually window appears.
    2. Select the Collector Name from the list.
    3. Browse for the Source Address by selecting the Browse button (…).
    4. In the Data Type field, select MultiField.
    5. Select the User Defined Type by selecting the Browse button (…).
    6. Select the Time Resolution from the list.
    7. Select OK.
  3. To remove a User Defined Type from a tag:  
    1. From the Tags list, select the tag with the user defined type that you want to remove.
    2. Delete the User Defined Type name.
    3. Select a different Data Type from the list.
    4. Select Update.