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Viewing Used File Tags

You can view a list of all file tags used in your project. The list shows the tag type and the file that it is associated with. You can quickly rename or remove multiple file tag occurrences in a single batch.

For more information about file tags and how they are used in projects, see the online Help in Flare.

Closedhow to view used file tags
  1. Open a project.

  2. Select the View ribbon. In the Dynamic Reports section, select Used Items > Used File Tags.

    The Used File Tags window pane opens, listing all of the file tags used throughout the project.

  3. To see more of the information in the window pane, drag the divider bar to make the pane wider:
    • File Tag Displays the name of the file tag set and the tag within it. The file tag set is listed first, followed by a period and then the name of the file tag (e.g., AuthorTagSet.Bob).
    • Type Displays the type of file tag (e.g., Status, Author). It also indicates if a file tag is undefined. In that case, use the Undefined File Tags window pane to fix the problem.
    • File Displays the name of the file.
    • Title Displays the properties title of the file (if any).
    • Folder Displays the folder where the file is found.

  4. If a certain number of items have been found, page navigation buttons in the local toolbar may be enabled. You can use these buttons to go to additional pages to display more items. You also have the option to view all items at once in one long list. This is called the View All option. You can toggle these views by clicking the View All/View as Pages button in the local toolbar. The button displays the opposite of whatever view is currently activated (e.g., If the View All option is currently active, the button shows View as Pages to indicate that if clicked, the button will switch the window pane to the View as Pages option).

  1. You can open any file in the list to view or modify it in an editor. You can open the file in the Analyzer interface or in the Flare project.

    to open the file in the analyzer interface

    Double-click the file in the window pane. The benefit of using this method is that it is quick and convenient. You have access to the features normally available in the editor (but not necessarily to all of the features available elsewhere in Flare).

    to open the file in flare

    1. In the window pane, click on the file.
    2. Select File > Send to Flare.

    The benefit of using this method is that you have access to all of the features in the application, not just those available from the editor.

Closedhow to rename file tag occurrences

  1. In the window pane, select all file tag occurrences that you want to rename. If you want to select all rows click . You can hold the SHIFT key to select a range, or you can hold the CTRL key to select individual items.

    Note: All file tag occurrences that you select will be renamed to the same file tag that you provide in the following steps.

  2. In the local toolbar, click the Rename button. The Rename File Tag(s) dialog opens.
  3. In the New file tag name field, enter a new file tag name. Type the name of the file tag set, followed by a period, then the name of the file tag (e.g., AuthorTagSet.Bob).
  4. Click OK.

  5. A message lets you know how many files were changed. Click OK. All of the selected file tag occurrences are renamed.

    Note: If you want to undo the conversions, you can use the Backups window pane (View > Backups). See Restoring Backup Files.