Function

a!tagItem( text, backgroundColor, textColor, tooltip, showWhen, link )

Displays a short text label with colored background for use with a!tagField. Tag items can contain a record link or user record link.

See also: Tag Field, Tag design guidance

Parameters

Name	Keyword	Types	Description
Text	text	Text	Text to display within the tag. The tag displays a maximum of 40 characters.
Background Color	backgroundColor	Text	Determines the background color. Valid values: Any valid hex color or "ACCENT" (default), "POSITIVE", "NEGATIVE", "SECONDARY"
Text Color	textColor	Text	Determines the text color. Valid values: Any valid hex color or "STANDARD" (default).
Tooltip	tooltip	Text	Text to display as a tooltip on the tag.
Visibility	showWhen	Boolean	Determines whether the tag is displayed on the interface. When set to false, the tag is hidden and is not evaluated. Default: true.
Link	link	Any Type	Link to apply to the tag. Create a link with a!documentDownloadLink(), a!dynamicLink(), a!newsEntryLink(), a!processTaskLink(), a!recordLink(), a!reportLink(), a!safeLink(), a!startProcessLink(), a!submitLink(), a!userRecordLink(), or a!authorizationLink().

Usage considerations

Using the text parameter

• A tag will not render if no text is specified.
• Any tabs, line breaks, and leading or trailing spaces are trimmed. Spaces between words are trimmed down to one space.
• If the text is too long to display within a tag, the text is truncated. The full text is shown on hover.

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this component's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

Old versions

There are older versions of this interface component. You can identify older versions by looking at the name to see if there is a version suffix. If you are using an old version, be sure to refer to the corresponding documentation from the list below.

Old Versions	Reason for Update
a!tagItem_24r2	Added the ability to use any link type in a tag.

To learn more about how Appian handles this kind of versioning, see the Function and Component Versions page.

Related Patterns

The following patterns include usage of the Tag Item.

• Inline Tags for Side-by-Side Layout Pattern (Formatting): This pattern shows the best practice for combining tags with standard-sized rich text, or plain text, using a side by side layout.