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title: "How do I set up the tags feature?"
date: "2025-01-09T15:16:29+00:00"
summary: "Discover how to set up and use tags in Acquia DAM to enhance asset discoverability. Learn to enable the feature, migrate existing keywords, and effectively manage your digital assets with searchable tags."
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Tags are a controlled list of keywords that you add to an asset to help others discover it in the Acquia DAM. Once the feature is enabled, tags display in the Asset Digest and the asset uploader. [Tags are also searchable](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-use-keyword-tags "How do I use keyword tags?") through quick search and advanced search.

Enable the tags feature
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1.  Go to the **Admin app**. 
2.  Click **Features** under Global Settings. 
3.  Enable the **Tags** setting. 

 

How to migrate your keyword field to tags
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Existing keyword metadata will not automatically migrate to tags when you enable the tags feature. If you have a keyword metadata field, decide whether you want to keep it or disable the keyword field and have tags replace it.   
  
If you want tags to replace the keyword field: 

1.  From search results, [export all asset metadata](How-do-I-export-search-results) to a CSV file. 
2.  In the CSV, create a copy of the keyword metadata column and label it Tags. 
3.  Revise or add values in the Tags column, as needed. For assets that have multiple values, check that you have the [correct formatting for multi-value fields](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-import-metadata "How do I import metadata?"). You can import up to 100 tags per asset. 
4.  On the dashboard, click **Upload** and **Metadata** and import the CSV. 
5.  Map the keyword field to Tags. For more detailed instructions on importing and mapping, [see this article](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-import-metadata "How do I import metadata?"). 
6.  Confirm that the tags imported correctly and disable the keyword metadata field.

![search results page with export and csv options shown](https://acquia.widen.net/content/1d364e60-68be-43b7-88fd-1f000b2b2ac3/web/ka0Pb0000006sTx00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvgY.png)

  
  
If you want to enable tags and keep the existing keyword field:

1.  Update the keyword field permission so only admins can edit. Uploaders won’t be able to enter new keyword metadata for assets but the field will remain searchable in the DAM. 
2.  Rename the field to something like “Keyword Classic,” so DAM users can distinguish between this and tags.