Prerequisites:

1. The Primary Administrator, or a User with the Tag role can manage tag keys.

   Also, Users with specific Resource roles can manage Tags for their specified Resources. For example, a User with the Network role can manage Tags on a Network, but not on a Server; a User with the Server role can manage Tags on a Server, but not on a Network, etc.
   
   

Content / Solution:

1. Click on the Compute button and select Manage Tag Keys from the drop-down menu:
   
   
   

2. You will be directed to the Manage Tag Keys dashboard:
   

Manage a Tag Key

1. Identify the Tag Key you want to manage and click on the Manage gear, then select Edit Tag Key from the dropdown menu:
   
   
   

2. The Edit Tag Key dialog will be displayed:
   
   
   

3. From this dialog, you can edit various aspects of the Tag Key, including:

   • Name - Name of the Tag Key - Maximum of 128 characters allowed.

     • Note that the use of "~" (Tilde) is not permitted, and the Name can not begin or end with a space.

     • Note that Tag Keys and Tag Key Values are NOT case sensitive.

   • Description - Description of the Tag Key - maximum of 255 characters allowed.

   • Value Required - This box identifies whether or not a User will be required to provide a Value when applying the Tag Key to a Cloud resource going forward.

   • Report Display - This field identifies whether you want the Tag Key to appear as a column on the Detailed Usage report. 

     • Only 5 Tag Keys per Organization can be enabled to appear on the Detailed Usage Report at a given time.
        

4. Once the desired changes have been made, click the Save button to commit the changes:
   
   
   

5. The system will display a success message:
   
   
   

6. The edit will be applied and the UI will be updated to reflect the change: