Delete a Tag Category

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management User Role: Scan Manager or Administrator

Required Tenable Vulnerability Management Permission: Can Edit, Can Use permission for applicable asset tags.

When you delete a tag category, Tenable Vulnerability Management deletes any tags created under that category and removes those tags from all assets where they were applied.

Caution: When you delete a tag category, all associated values and assignments are also deleted. If you want to remove a specific tag, see Delete a Tag .

To delete a tag category:

1. In the upper-left corner, click the button.

   The left navigation plane appears.

2. In the left navigation plane, click Settings.

   The Settings page appears.

3. Click the Tagging tile.

   The Tags page appears. On this page, you can view your asset tag categories and values.

   The Categories tab is active.

4. Click the Categories tab.

   The tag categories table appears.

5. To delete one tag category:

   1. In the tags table, in the Action column , click the button.

      A menu appears.

   2. Click the Delete button.

      A confirmation window appears, asking if you are sure that you want to delete the category and all associated tags and assignments.

   To delete multiple tag categories:

   1. In the tag category table, select the check box for each category you want to delete.

      The action bar appears at the bottom of the page.

   2. In the action bar, click the Delete button.

      A confirmation window appears, asking if you are sure that you want to delete the category and all associated tags and assignments..

6. Click Delete.

   Tenable Vulnerability Management deletes the tag category and any associated tags, and removes those tags from all assets where you applied them.