How to assign tags to existing content?

[AlexandraMcGhee]

How does SDN tag content? Is it possible to manually assign existing tags to content after the content has already been checked in? What role/authorization is needed to do this?

Thank you!

Alexandra

[JasonLax]

Hi,

At the bottom of the text area you will notice a link to add tags, unless the field is already open.  You should be able to add tags to most content, including discussion threads, documents and blogs.

Jason

[waldo]

Hello , the other day I almost open a new discussion about this issue at .

If the forums has got a "tag" searcher, why only the author of the content could edit/add tags?

There is a lot of discussions, blogs, and documents without tags.

I would like to help adding tags to improve SCN tag's searcher.

Do you understand my point?

I hope you and the SCN team take some decision about this.

Regards,

Oswald

[JasonLax]

Hi - I did a little more testing and logged on users should be able to add/edit the tags on documents, even when it's not their own. 

The tags on threads/blogs can only be edited by the author of the content or moderator.

[JasonLax]

Yup, just confirmed this is the standard behavior: non-authors can add/edit the tags on documents but not blogs, discussion threads, polls and, someday soon, videos.

I like the idea of more social curation: this would be a good idea to add to SAP Community Network Improvements.

By the way, did you know you can mention a tag in the text area using the hash code?  It's similar to @mention except your type '#' and then the tag you want to refer too.  The results is a link to a list of content with that tag, such as   or

Jason

[waldo]

Yes, I saw the document option, thanks.

Maybe moderators should add more tags to threads, or "open" this authorization to every member, or maybe members with more than 250 points or something like that. I don't know.

You should improve the system if the members could "recommend" tags too.

[waldo]

All right, but if you see my ideas at Idea Place, all are "submitted" and not "accepted". 

So I had already lost hope and stopped putting ideas.

Maybe you should put this idea... and I'm sure the SCN team will hear you

I hope the moderators and others members don't bother when some member replay a close topic to "add" tags with your @mention's method

Regards,

Oswald