# \[FEATURE\] Enhance the "Browse Device" tag staging dialogue for manipulating the tag tree as well

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-enhance-the-browse-device-tag-staging-dialogue-for-manipulating-the-tag-tree-as-well/80675>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [October 18, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-enhance-the-browse-device-tag-staging-dialogue-for-manipulating-the-tag-tree-as-well/80675 "2023-10-18T23:34:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-enhance-the-browse-device-tag-staging-dialogue-for-manipulating-the-tag-tree-as-well/80675/1 "2023-10-18T23:34:45Z")

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I really like the tag staging dialogue available when you select "Browse Devices" from the tag browser + menu:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/2/5/25018e892766001408509062a171da655ed33300.png)

However, this would be super nice to be able to also use to stage manipulations/additions/deletions of tags in the tag browser as well, not just a select few actions (add folder/standard tag).

I would like to be able to move/rename tags, create UDT instances, paste tag JSON in, modify UDT Definitions, etc.  
Moving the editing of tags out into a non-modal popup would be nice as well, as currently it appears in the same popup by "sliding" the tag browser out and sliding the tag edit window in - same UX issue as in the changes made to the tag editor in the first versions of v8.

The benefit of being able to stage these changes would be:

- not creating nuisance alarms when duplicating existing tags/UDT instances
- not creating orphaned tag history when duplicating existing tags/UDT instances
- being able to make bulk changes and have these all recorded by the audit log together, rather than separate entries for a potentially large number of changes.
- review changes before accepting them
- I'm sure there are others...

Idea:

> **[Enhance the "Browse Device" tag staging dialogue for manipulating the tag...](https://ideas.inductiveautomation.com/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/enhance-the-browse-device-tag-staging-dialogue-for-manipulating-the-tag-tree-as)**
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> I really like the tag staging dialogue available when you select "Browse Devices" from the tag browser + menu: image image 993×649 40.