Descriptive Tags are tags that supplement a Tag Field like Production. So you might have tag fields attached to Production, such as Budget, Genre, Director, Production Company, etc. These are descriptive tags.
In this article:
Working With Descriptive Tags
What are Descriptive Tag Fields
Descriptive Tags are Tag Fields that allow you to add metadata to your metadata. They are a second layer of information associated with a Tag Field in the Tag Tree. For instance, if you had a Tag Field named "Car Manufacturer," you could add fields such as "Address" and "Phone Number" to it.
Add a Descriptive Tag Field
To add a Descriptive Tag field to an existing Tag Field,
First make sure your Tag Field is selected and in edit mode by clicking on its name in the Left Tag Types Panel. See “Car Manufacturer” above, for reference.
Then click the icon in the Descriptive Tag section. Enter a name for the field, and select the entry type.
Scroll up to the top and Save.
To then add its Descriptive Tag Value, go to the Tag Value Section and follow the directions in Add or Edit Descriptive Tag Values d or Edit Descriptive Tag Values
Edit a Descriptive Tag Field
You can change a field's name and type at any time. Just click on the name box to edit it, or click the Type dropdown to change the type.
Delete a Descriptive Tag Field
To delete a Descriptive Tag Field, click the trash icon next to it.
What are Descriptive Tag Values
Descriptive Tag Values, like Tag Fields’ Tag Values are the metadata that is entered or selected in the respective Descriptive Tag Field and then added or edited in the Tag Values section. It’s the information that appears to the user in Asset Details as secondary data to individual Tag Fields and Tag Values.
Elements of the Tag Values Section
Left Tag Types Panel - where Tag Fields are selected
Domain Menu - where Domain is filtered
Tag Field’s Tag Value Box - where Tag Values for a particular Tag Field are listed
Tag Value Input Field where - the content of a Tag Value is entered, edited, saved, and deleted
Active Toggle where Tag Values can be hidden from the view of the user when toggled off
Descriptive Tag Value Input Field(s) where the content of the Descriptive Tag Values is entered, edited, saved, and deleted
Example, Tag Field is “Production” with Descriptive Tag Fields to the right.
Here, “Production” Tag Field is filtered by Film Domain with Tag Values listed in the box below. Descriptive Tag Values are listed below the regular Tag Values.
Here, Tag Fields and Tag Values are listed in Asset Viewer Module’s Asset Details Panel. The “Production” Tag Field’s Tag Value is “A Damn Good Movie.”
Selecting the right arrow of “A Damn Good Movie” takes the user to the Descriptive Tag Fields and Tag Values.
Add or Edit Descriptive Tag Values
When you select a Tag Field, you can view and edit the Tag Values of its associated Descriptive Tag Fields in the Tag Values section. Selecting the Descriptive Tag Fields does not activate the Descriptive Tag Values in the Tag Values section.
By selecting the Tag Field, in the Tag Values section, all the Descriptive Tag Fields’s Tag Values that are associated with that Tag Field are listed below the main Tag Values section.
To add or edit any Descriptive Tag Value:
Select the Descriptive Tag Key whose values you want to add to or change.
Go to the Tag Values section. If your Descriptive Tag Values, don’t appear underneath you Tag Values section, do the following:
Select the Domain.
Select the Tag Value of the appropriate Tag Field.
If the Tag Field is a Child or Nested Tag, select the chain of Tag Values to get to your appropriate Tag Field and Tag Value.
For instance, if your Descriptive Tag Field is associated with Category, select the Production >> the Department >> then the Category. Your Descriptive Tag Values should appear below once Category is selected.
Once the correct Descriptive Tag Field’s Tag Values appear below, enter your new value in the field.
Click Save when you're done.
Create Customized Tag Structures
Follow the step-by-step guide for creating your own tag structures: How to Build Your Tag Taxonomy: A Step-by-Step Guide.