How to use tags ?

Tags are useful for organizing experiments or resources to make them easier to find later on.

In the lab, a tag is made up of a key and a value. Think of the tag key as a category that can have different values. An object can have multiple tags, which makes tags more flexible than folders.

For example, a tag key could be study, and then you can create two tags with this key and the names of the studies as their values, like study:omix and study:taxonomy. You can then tag your experiment with one of these tags. Afterwards, you can filter by the study:omix tag to find all the experiments related to the omix study.

Tag section in search area.

On the list page of experiments and resources, you'll find a Tags section located in the search area. This section allows you to interact with tags in the following ways:

To create a new tag (key and value), simply click on the large + button. If the key already exists, it will be grouped with other tags that have the same key.

For each tag key (e.g., study), you can:

• Expand the section to view the tag values associated with that key.
• Reorder the tag keys using the first button in the red rectangle.
• Add a new value to the tag key by clicking on the + button.
• For each tag value, you can: Click on the value to filter the list and display only the elements that use that specific tag key/value.
• Drag the tag from the search section to the object you wish to tag using the first button in the blue rectangle.
• Reorder the tag values using the second button in the blue rectangle.
• Update the tag value using the edit button.
• Delete the tag value using the x button.

Other

You can manage that of an object from the object page. Click on the options menu of the object and click on the Update tags button.

How to use the search area?

In Constellab, you will frequently encounter list pages with a search area. The list of results is displayed on the left section, while the search area is located on the right.

On the left section, you will find the filtered list of results. At the top of the list, you will see the following:

• On the left: A list of pre-defined searches. Simply click on any of them to filter the list accordingly.
• On the right:
• A list of actions that you can perform.
• A button to hide or show the search section, allowing you to expand or collapse it as needed.
• In the middle section, you will find the actual filtered list of results. This section presents the objects or items that match the selected filters or search criteria. Within the search area (right section), you'll find multiple sections from top to bottom: Active filters: This section displays the currently active filters of the search. You can clear them if needed.
• Main search field: This is the primary search field where you can enter keywords or terms to quickly search for specific objects.
• Project (optional): If applicable, this section contains a list of projects. Click on a project to filter the search results based on that specific project.
• Tags (optional): This section allows you to filter and manage tags. Refer to the instructions on How to use tags ? for more details.
• Advanced search (optional): In this section, you'll find additional search fields that provide more specific filtering options. If you're unable to find certain objects, check this section as they might be hidden by default, and you may need to enable specific options here to display them.
• Search button: Click this button to trigger the search and retrieve the results based on your specified filters and search criteria.