What is a Tag in Shelf and what can they be used for?
In Shelf.nu, a tag is a labeled attribute you can attach to assets or bookings. Each tag has a name, optional description, and a useFor setting indicating whether it applies to assets, bookings, or both, allowing organizations to categorize items with flexible keywords beyond fixed fields like category or location.
What is a tag?
In Shelf.nu, a tag is a labeled attribute you can attach to assets or bookings. Each tag has a name, optional description, and a useFor setting indicating whether it applies to assets, bookings, or both, allowing organizations to categorize items with flexible keywords beyond fixed fields like category or location.
What can tags be used for?
- Organizing and searching: Tags make it easy to group items by custom attributes (e.g., “needs-calibration,” “high-priority”) and quickly retrieve them without relying solely on categories or locations.
- Advanced filtering: The asset index supports tag-based filters with operators such as “contains,” “contains all,” and “contains any,” enabling precise searches based on one or multiple tags (including “untagged” items).
- Bulk operations: Tags can be assigned or removed in bulk across many assets using the bulk tagging workflow, which respects active filters so you can update large sets of items at once.
Why tags matter
Tags add flexible, organization-specific context that complements standard fields. They power refined searches, faster workflows, and scalable bulk updates, helping teams keep inventories discoverable and consistent.
