Create and Apply Tags

Create tags.
To tag a zone, you must create a tag with the same name as the zone. When the zone is attached in policy rules, the tag color automatically displays as the background color against the zone name.
Select
Objects
Tags
.
On Panorama or a multiple virtual system firewall, select the
Device Group
or the
Virtual System
to to make the tag available.
Click
Add
and enter a
Name
to identify the tag, or select a zone name from the drop-down to create a tag for a zone. The maximum length is 127 characters.
(Optional) Select
Shared
to create the object in a shared location for access as a shared object in Panorama or for use across all virtual systems in a multiple virtual system firewall.
(Optional) Assign one of the 17 predefined colors to the tag. By default,
Color
is
None
.

Click
OK
and
Commit
to save the changes.
Apply tags to policy.
Select

Policies

and any rulebase under it.

Click

Add

to create a policy rule and use the tagged objects you created in Step 1.

Verify that the tags are in use.


Apply tags to an address object, address group, service, or service group.
Create the object.
For example to create a service group, select
Objects
Service Groups
Add
.
Select a tag from the
Tags
drop-down or enter a name in the field to create a new tag.
To edit a tag or add color to the tag, see
Modify Tags.