Manage labels

You can view and manage labels from the Administration page.

View labels

You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to view labels. To view labels, complete these steps:

1. Access ArcGIS Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Administration.

   The Administration page appears.

3. Click Labels from the side of the page.

   The Labels page appears with a list of labels sorted alphabetically by label name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method and click Filter to create a query to filter the list.

Edit labels

You can edit a label's attributes, including its name, description, and background color. You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to edit labels. To edit labels, complete these steps:

1. Access Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Administration.

   The Administration page appears.

3. Click Labels from the side of the page.

   The Labels page appears with a list of labels sorted alphabetically by label name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method and click Filter to create a query to filter the list.

4. Click Edit in the row of the label that you want to edit.

   A dialog box appears with the label's properties.

5. Update the label as necessary.

   Caution:

   When a label attribute is updated, collection expressions that reference that attribute must be updated to include the attribute's updated value. When a collection expression contains labels, it is recommended that you use the label's ID attribute in the expression; label IDs are not affected when other label attributes are changed.

6. Click Save.

   The label is updated.

Delete labels

You can delete labels that you no longer want to use. You must be assigned the Administrator or Manager role to delete labels. To delete a label, complete these steps:

1. Access Monitor, if necessary.

   The Home page appears.

2. Click Administration.

   The Administration page appears.

3. Click Labels from the side of the page.

   A list of labels appears sorted alphabetically by label name.

   Tip:

   Click Sort to change the sorting method and click Filter to create a query to filter the list.

4. Click Delete in the row of the label that you want to delete.

   A confirmation message appears.

   Caution:

   Deleting a label is permanent and can't be undone.

5. Click Delete to delete the label.

   The label is deleted and is removed from all components to which it was applied, and all collection expressions that contain the deleted label must be updated.