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I have a tag named 'nouse', which has been attached to a few of issues in mantis, e.g. 100 of them containing tag 'nouse', can I first remove the tag from these 100 issues; second delete this 'nouse' tag , making it no longer existing ?

Why do you want first remove the tag from issues?

You can delete a tag, if you don't need it any longer.
After that, the tag is no longer attached to any issue.

I see. thank you!
before I remove the tag, I always want to know who is using this tag, and where used, is there a quick way to review ?
to remove this tag, I just do that from database level 'delete' ?

SunnyMantis wrote: 05 Feb 2018, 14:08I always want to know who is using this tag, and where used

It's listed under Manage > Manage tags
Click the tag you want to remove to get page "Tag Details".
There is a button "Attached issues" to get the list of issues where the tag is attached.

SunnyMantis wrote: 05 Feb 2018, 14:08 to remove this tag, I just do that from database level 'delete' ?

Why database level? There is a button "Delete Tag" on the same page mentioned above.

oh, I see, end user can do that on their own. good.

our version still 1.1.7, cannot see any thing like Manage > Manage tags , anywhere to enable that, please ?

SunnyMantis wrote: 05 Feb 2018, 16:57 our version still 1.1.7, cannot see any thing like Manage > Manage tags , anywhere to enable that, please ?

No, this functionality has been introduced 2009 in version 1.2. https://www.mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=10026

Then so bad, we can only go database level to arrange tag related operation
no wonder so much junk in our database , so anything you suggest me do next ?

SunnyMantis wrote: 05 Feb 2018, 19:27anything you suggest me do next ?

It's your decision to choose between

• go on using quite outdated Mantis and delete data from database using SQL

• update Mantis and delete data from database using UI

Thank you!
while , update mantis ---- from v1.1.7 ?
how ? I can run a higher version of mantis , but cannot get data from 1.1.7 running on higher version.

Check Administrator Guide on how to upgrade
https://www.mantisbt.org/docs/master/en ... ll.upgrade

we have discussed about upgrading 1.1.7, but not possible; we can only deal with the data from 1.1.7 , mapping over to another tool, such as jira.
Data wise, we need mantis data;
Interface wise, we are not able to continue on mantis, sadly.

Ok, so if you don't delete the tags in database, then delete them in Jira.

Yes, we can do that to organize tags/labels.
One more thing: for tags which only created, but not attached to any issue, can we pull those out of database by a select query somehow ?

for example, although tag XXXXX in tag dropdown list, but nobody ever used this XXXXX tag, what can be used to identify such situation in database, please ?

Check current ERD, it should not be very different from 1.1.x concerning tags, but I didn't check https://www.mantisbt.org/docs/master/en ... es/erd.png
For differences between 1.1.x and 1.3.x or 2.x check admin/schema.php