--- title: Setting up and using custom tags description: How do I set up custom tags for inventory, ordering and reporting? --- [![Backbar help center](https://www.getbackbar.com/hubfs/Web%20Design%20Assets%20/Backbar%20Logos/Backbar%20help%20center.svg) ](https://www.getbackbar.com/support) [![Backbar logomark white](https://www.getbackbar.com/hubfs/Web%20Design%20Assets%20/Backbar%20Logos/Backbar%20logomark%20white.svg "Backbar logomark white")](https://www.getbackbar.com) [Submit support ticket](https://www.getbackbar.com/support/ticket) [Sign up](https://backbar.app/signup) # How do I add custom tags to items and recipes? ### Overview #### Who can use this feature? Admins and managers Professional plans Desktop Mobile #### **Why use tags?** If you're on the Backbar Professional plan, you can add tags to any item or recipe in both the mobile  and web app. Tags allow you to search and filter items when taking inventory or building orders, and group items when viewing reports.   By default, Backbar groups reports by item type (e.g., wine, beer, spirits, and other). But let's say for example that you want your reports separated for wine sold by the glass vs. bottle,  want to separate beer on draft vs. bottles, and want to separate well liquor vs. premium liquor. You can tag your items for how you want them to be grouped in reports.   #### **Important notes about tags** 1. An item can only have one tag, since report totals wouldn't add up correctly if an item appeared in multiple groups 2. Any items that don't have a tag will be grouped together in an *Unspecified* group #### **Setting up tags in the web app** In the web application, you can add a tag to an individual item or bulk add a tag to multiple items at one time.   **Adding or editing a tag for a single item** 1. In the left navigation panel, go to **Inventory** and select **Inventory items.** 2. Click on the item you want to tag. 3. On the **Edit drink** page, navigate to the **Inventory information** tab. 4. Locate the **Tag** field and enter or update the tag. ![Tag](https://www.getbackbar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tag.png?width=1600&height=612&name=Tag.png)   **Bulk adding or removing tags** 1. In the left navigation panel, go to **Inventory** and select **Inventory items.** 2. Select the checkboxes for the items you want to tag. 3. Click the **Actions** button to apply or remove tags. ![Tags bulk](https://www.getbackbar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Tags%20bulk.png?width=1600&height=439&name=Tags%20bulk.png)   #### Searching and filtering by tags In the Backbar mobile app, you can easily search or filter inventory items, take inventory, and build orders using your custom tags. To do that use the **search box** to type and filter by a tag name.   #### **Grouping reports by tags** On many of the inventory, order and sales reports you can change the default grouping from item **Type **to** Tag**. You will see a toggle switch in the top left of the report to switch the grouping of the report. When you export a report, it will export based on whatever grouping you have selected on the screen. #### **Setting up tags in the mobile app** In the mobile application, you can add a tag to an individual item only.   1. From the bottom tab bar, tap the **clipboard icon** to access your inventory items.   2. Next, tap the item you want to tag.   3. Locate the **Tag** field and tap **Add tag.**   **![tags_mobile](https://www.getbackbar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tags_mobile.png?width=1201&height=729&name=tags_mobile.png)**   #### Searching and filtering by tags In the Backbar mobile app, you can easily search or filter inventory items, take inventory, and build orders using your custom tags. To filter by a tag, simply tap the **filter icon** (funnel icon) to the right of the Search field. # Still have questions or want to report an issue? 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