Adding and removing labels for templates

Your account administrator defines label categories and guidelines for label values.

A template can have a maximum of 30 category/value pairs.
Each category can have a maximum of 2,000 values.
Values have a 255-character limit.
Values aren’t case-sensitive (for example, ABCD, abcd, and aBcD are treated as the same value and stored only once for a category).
Values can’t include semicolon (;) or comma (,) characters.

For best practices about using labels, see Using labels for in-depth usage reporting.

Adding labels to multiple templates

To add a label to multiple templates

In the navigation bar, click Environments.
In the Manage Environments and VMs page, click the Templates tab.
Click , and then select the templates you want to edit.
Click . The Add Labels dialog displays.
From the Category drop-down, choose one of the predefined categories.

Only account administrators can create categories.
Type an appropriate value for the category. When you start typing, Skytap autocomplete suggests existing values that contain the characters that you typed.
The Value column displays the category type:
- Single – You can add only one value for this category.
- Multi – You can add multiple values, separated by commas, for this category.
Click (Add).

To add a label to a template

In the navigation bar, click Environments.
In the Manage Environments and VMs page, click the Templates tab.
Click the template you want to edit.
In the template details page, click the Labels tab.
Click .
From the Category drop-down, choose one of the predefined categories.

Only account administrators can create categories.
Type an appropriate value for the category. When you start typing, Skytap autocomplete suggests existing values that contain the characters that you typed.
The Value column displays the category type:
- Single – You can add only one value for this category.
- Multi – You can add multiple values, separated by commas, for this category.
Click (Add).

To remove a label from a template

Navigate to the template you want to edit.
1. In the navigation bar, click Environments.
2. In the Manage Environments and VMs page, click the Templates tab.
3. Click the template you want to edit. The template details page displays.
In the template details page, click the Labels tab. The list of labels attached to the environment displays.
To remove a label value, click next to the value you want to remove.

When a label is removed from a resource, the label category and value remain active in your account. Their history with the resource is retained.