Remove tags from assets

Tags help identify and group assets for better searching and browsing. You can remove tags that are no longer relevant.

To remove tags from all assets in a folder, including subfolders, see Remove tags from assets in folders. To remove tags from all assets in a collection, including folders and subfolders, see Remove tags from assets in collections.

When an asset is archived in P4 Server, you cannot perform any actions on it. Archived assets are marked as Archived in the P4 DAM asset Version list. See Archived assets.

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If an asset is checked out in P4 Server, an error is displayed when you try to remove tags from the asset in P4 DAM. If you have the asset checked out, use the same P4 client you used to check out the asset to check it in before removing tags. If another user has the file checked out, ask them to check it in.

Remove user-applied tags from an open asset

  1. In a project, open the asset you want to remove user-generated tags from and select Asset details.

    The Asset details tab opens.

    If the right pane is hidden, select the Show right pane button Image of the Show right panel button at the bottom of the pane.

    Only company administrators can add and remove tags from assets opened from a search result or when browsing assets.

  2. Next to the tags, select Manage tags added by users .

    A Search box opens with a list of all the user-generated tags on your P4 DAM system.

  3. To remove a tag, select the X on it.

    Repeat for all the tags you want to remove.

  4. To close the search, to the right of the Search box, select Collapse Image of the Collapse arrow.

    The tag changes are saved.

Remove auto-generated AI tags from an open asset

  1. In a project, open the asset you want to remove the AI tags from and select Asset details.

    The Asset details tab opens.

    If the right pane is hidden, select the Show right pane button Image of the Show right panel button at the bottom of the pane.

    Only company administrators can add and remove tags from assets opened from a search result or when browsing assets.

  2. Next to the user-generated tags, select AI tags Image of the View and manage AI tags button.

    The AI tags dialog opens.

  3. To remove an AI tag, select the X on it.

    The tag is removed and added to the Removed tags section of the dialog. If you remove a tag by mistake, select Undo Undo removing the tag button image on the tag.

  4. When you finish, select Save changes.

    The AI tag changes are saved.

    If you delete any AI tags by mistake, you can regenerate them by regenerating the asset preview. To learn more, see Regenerate an asset preview.

Remove user-applied tags from selected assets

  1. In a project, select the selector in the upper left corner of the asset you want to manage tags on. You can select multiple assets.

    To select multiple assets using keyboard shortcuts, see Select multiple assets with shortcuts in the following section.

    Only company administrators can add and remove tags from assets opened from a search result or when browsing assets.

  2. Below the assets, select the vertical ellipsis button and select Manage tags.

  3. In the Manage tags dialog, in the Search box, select Expand Image of the Expand button.

    A Search box opens with a list of all of the user-generated tags on your P4 DAM system.

  4. To remove a tag, select the X on it.

    Repeat for all the tags you want to remove.

  5. When you have finished, select Collapse Image of the Collapse arrow to the right of the Search box to close it.

  6. To see how your selected assets are affected by your changes, below the Search box, check the n affected assets (where n is the number of assets that are affected by your changes).

    • Added tags: Tags to be added are displayed on a light green background.

    • Removed tags: Tags to be removed are displayed on a light red background.

    • Existing tags are displayed on a gray background.

  7. When you have finished, select Save changes.

    The tag changes are saved.

    The assets will remain selected. You can perform another action on them or select X to remove the selection.

Select multiple assets with shortcuts

You can select multiple assets, folders, and bundles by using keyboard and mouse shortcuts.

Action Windows and Linux macOS
Select individual items or clear the selection. Press Ctrl and select the items. Press Cmd and select the items.
Select all items between two selected items. Press Shift and select the items. Press Shift and select the items.
Select a group of adjacent items. Drag the items. Drag the items.
Select all items shown on the page. Press Ctrl+A. Press Cmd+A.
Clear the selection of all items. Press Esc. Press Esc.

For a complete list of shortcuts, see Keyboard and mouse shortcuts.