topic Can two tags have the same name? in Open Q&A

Can two tags have the same name?

Ale — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:20:59 GMT

I want to add a tag to two buttons of different flows but in the end the have the same functionality, can the be tagged in each flow with the same name?

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

ChadTurner — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 23:04:39 GMT

Tag name Must be Unique but Values don't need to be. For Example, it you name a tag "Application" and give it value: EasyTravel, you can tag multiple entities with that tag, but you cannot create a new tag called "Application" again. You can however add additional rules that include other values such as "NotSoEasyTravel" for a Value of "Application"

https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/how-to-use-dynatrace/tags-and-metadata/setup/how-to-define-tags/

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

tibebe_m_digafe — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 19:04:39 GMT

Hello,

Ensuring tag "KV" uniqueness per entity would be a desirable feature. However, from my own experience - managed/offline cluster", there's no enforcement and nothing can stop me to duplicate tags with the same key and same or different values. I just posted a question a minute or so ago specifically about how to differentiate auto-applied vs custom tags precisely to avoid/delete duplicates.

Thanks

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

ChadTurner — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 12:08:55 GMT

If you hover over the tag, you will get a tool tip that says the origins of the tag, If it came from the Environment, Azure, was manually applied or automatically applied.

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

Vijayt — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:57:47 GMT

And i have one requirement. want to create a dashboard for related application . eg . app1

all unix host, windows, remote unix tiles have added and relevant CI's has been tagged.

problem ,is database server host multiple applicaiton databases , even single db serves multiple application.

I have created two tags app1: abc app1: bcd.but result is not correct.

for generic tag , do we have need tag key to be specificied. How can i create a tag for multiple values and use dashboards to dynamically filter it out

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

ChadTurner — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:12:42 GMT

Every Tag Key will need to be unique, but the Value pair wont need to be unique. However, its important to note the functionality.

Using "Port" as a tag key, we all know it could have multiple ports. As a result, you will get a filtering sort of IP by each value in the tag segment. For example, if the ports are 9999 and 5000, the tag will read Port:9999, 5000. So you can filter on that tag, but the values will be concatenated.

This can also be seen here in an IP tag example:

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

Vijayt — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:23:08 GMT

sorry did not get you .

do i need to define tag port value 9000,5000 or do i need to create tag port value 9000, tag port value 5000 ?

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

Vijayt — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:58:36 GMT

it is working fine . URL was not refreshing properly

Re: Can two tags have the same name?

Peter_Youssef — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:26:38 GMT

As per Dynatrace documentation, it's not possible to create the same tag twice.
For further info, feel free to visit: Tags and metadata - Dynatrace Managed Docs