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title: "Add Tags Column to Information Grid"
slug: "add-tags-column-to-information-grid"
updated: 2025-07-02T15:47:18Z
published: 2025-07-02T15:47:18Z
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# Add Tags Column to Information Grid

The ControlUp Real-Time DX Console enables you to add a custom **Tags** column to display tags in the Information Grid of the **Machines** and **Sessions** views. Use the **Tags** columns to show the metric values that you measure, and to help analyze multiple aspects of your environment's connections.

## Benefits

Customizable tagging enables you to apply tags to machines or user sessions based on the specific criteria you define, such as department, location, or application usage. This flexibility helps you to track trends and identify the root cause of issues affecting specific user groups. Tagging can significantly reduce troubleshooting time, allowing you to quickly resolve problems.

For example, you can configure the columns to show the location of your systems or different categories of users, such as "Location = USA" or "Job Title = Manager".

You can also configure a tag to act as a [trigger](/tim-reorg/docs/setting-up-triggers) condition.

## Prerequisites

- VDI Web App
- Make sure that the version of the ControlUp Agent matches your Console.

To create **Tags** columns to add to the grid, use the following registry settings.

## Create Tags Column

To create the **Tags** column for the **Machines** and **Sessions** views:

1. On the [**Controllers** pane](/tim-reorg/docs/controllers-pane), under **Machines**, click **Registry**.
2. Optionally, from the **Machines Active list**, select specific machine(s) as needed.
3. Select Under **Registry Keys**, open the keys **HKLM**>**SOFTWARE**>**Smart-X**>**ControlUp**>**Agent**.
4. Right-click the **Agent** key, select **Create Key**, enter **ComputerTags** in the **Key Name** field, and click **OK**.  

![Controllers tab showing 'ComputerTags' under Registry Keys.](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/CreateTags.png)
5. Repeat step 3 to create the **SessionTags** key.
6. Right-click the **ComputerTags** key you created and select **Create Value**.
7. Enter the **Value Name**, select **REG_SZ** from the **Value Type** list, enter the **Value Data** as needed, and click **OK**. You can enter any characters or numerals as possible values.
8. Repeat steps 5-6 to create the **SessionTags** value(s).

After you first add tags, you must restart the ControlUp Agent (cuAgent) service once for this change to take effect. It will then automatically update if you add new tags or edit existing tags.

### Create Tags Column on Multiple Machines

To create these values simultaneously on multiple machines:

1. On the **My Organization** pane, select multiple machines as required, right-click and select **Manage Registry**.
2. Perform the task above from step 2.

After you create the custom columns, they also appear in your machine's Registry Editor: ![Registry Editor displaying tags in ComputerKEY_LOCAL_MACHINEOFTWAREmart-XontrolUpgentomputerTags.](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/TagsColumn.png)

## Add Tags Column

To add the **Tags** column you created to your Information Grid:

1. Open the **Machines** or **Sessions** view and right-click **Manage Columns**.
2. Select **Tags** from the **Available columns** list, click **Add>** and click **OK**.

To add the **Tags** column you created to your VDI App grids, see [Column Presets](/tim-reorg/docs/column-presets).