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# Use tags effectively

> Apply tags to flows for scheduling purposes, such as grouping by test type, priority, or expected run duration.

Tags group flows for scheduled runs and control execution order in run rules. They are primarily intended to express **run intent** rather than application structure.

Because QA Wolf supports full concurrency by default, organizing flows by feature area rarely makes sense. Instead, use tags to describe the characteristics of a run — common examples include test type (e.g., *sanity* or *smoke*) and expected duration (e.g., *long-running*).

Before applying tags, make sure the tags you need exist. See [Workspace settings](/qawolf/Workspace-settings-2d25b2a994fb807fbd9bece4eb1a4d5f#tags) to create and manage tags.

## Apply tags to a single flow

You can apply tags to a single flow from two places:

**In Automate** — open the flow in the editor and click the **Details** tab in the right panel. Tags can be edited directly from there.

**In Map** — select a flow from the Flows tree. The **Details** panel on the right shows the flow's tags. Tags can be edited directly from there.

## Apply tags to multiple flows

<Steps>
  <Step>
    In the **Map** tab, hover over the checkbox next to a flow's status icon and click to select it. Repeat for each flow you want to tag.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/qawolf/WhusTdYQKIe4Ucwh/images/map-multitag.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=WhusTdYQKIe4Ucwh&q=85&s=61a196a923f134373a2054c7458dae58" alt="Map Multitag" width="892" height="1220" data-path="images/map-multitag.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click the <Icon icon="tag" /> icon that appears at the bottom of the flow list.
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click the tags you want to apply.

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/qawolf/WhusTdYQKIe4Ucwh/images/tag-picker.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=WhusTdYQKIe4Ucwh&q=85&s=0993894e612cf6c2bd73ea9652e2b26c" alt="Tag Picker" width="922" height="612" data-path="images/tag-picker.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## How tags are used

**Scheduling** — when creating a schedule, you can choose to run all flows or only flows with selected tags. See [Scheduling flows](/qawolf/Scheduling-flows-29c5b2a994fb80789f3fea32feae8f92) for more details.

**Ordering** — tags can be used in run rules to control execution order. See [Ordering flows](/qawolf/Ordering-flows-29c5b2a994fb80789f3fea32feae8f92-copied-1) for more details.