Delete a Tag

In Tenable Inventory, you can delete the following components of a tag:

  • Tag value — Tenable Inventory removes that specific tag from all assets where you applied the tag.

  • Tag category — Tenable Inventory deletes any tags created under that category and removes those tags from all assets where you applied the tag.

Note: You can only delete tag values or tag categories created within Tenable Inventory. For more information, see Create a Tag.

To delete a tag:

  1. Access the Tag Overview.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Delete one or more tag values or categories via the tag list:

      1. Select the check box next to the tag that you want to delete.

      2. At the top of the table, click Remove.

    • Delete a tag value or category via the tag details page:

      1. In the tag list, in the row for the tag value or category you want to delete, click See Details.

        The tag details page appears.

      2. In the upper-right corner, click Delete .

    A confirmation message appears.

  3. Click Delete tags .

    Tenable Inventory does the following:

    • If you deleted a tag value, Tenable Inventory deletes the tag value and removes it from all assets where you applied the tag.

    • If you deleted a tag category, Tenable Inventory deletes the category, any tags created under that category, and removes those tags from all assets where you applied the tag.