Organizing resources with labels and tags

Tags and usage labels help you annotate VMs, environments, templates, and other resources.

labels Usage labels

tags Tags

Description

Usage labels are primarily used to generate more detailed usage reporting. Label data appears in usage reports whenever a labeled resource is used. For more information, see Using labels for in-depth usage reporting.

Tags are primarily used to improve search and organization for Skytap resources.

Format

Each usage label is a key/value pair with a label category and a label value.

Example: CLASS_NAME: INTRO TO RUBY

Each tag is a single value.

Example: webserver

Available to users?

Yes, although administrators must first create the label categories. When applying a label, users select from pre-defined label categories and then enter a unique label value.

Yes

Indexed by product search?

Yes

Yes

Included in usage reports?

Yes

No

Resources that can be annotated

  • Environments
  • Templates
  • VMs
  • Assets
  • Schedules
  • Environments
  • Templates