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Manage and Apply Entity Labels

Who does this article apply to?

  • Enterprise, Partner, and Small Business accounts.
  • Accounts in all regions.

Labels are used to help categorize entities with similar characteristics. Often, labels are either for quick reminders or to reference a set of entities in other parts of the product easily. This article covers how to manage and apply your entity labels.

Folders and Labels are two tools you can use to organize your entities. While an entity can only be in one folder, an entity can have as many labels as needed.

  Folders Labels
Entities can have multiple No Yes
Can filter in Entity Search Yes Yes
Can use when assigning user roles Yes No
Can create in bulk using Entity Upload Yes Yes
Can assign to entities in bulk using Entity Upload Yes Yes
Visible in most exports, like Listings & Reviews Yes No

You can also group similar entities using folders. To learn more, see Create and Manage Folders.  

Add a Label via Entity Edit

  1. Navigate to Knowledge Graph > Entities. 
  2. Select an entity or entities to edit. 
  3. Locate the Labels field (under the Internal Use Only section, usually at the bottom), and enter a new label value. This both creates the label and assigns it to the entity or entities being edited.

Add a Label via the Entities Screen

  1. Go to Knowledge Graph > Entities.
  2. Click on the plus sign under Labels in the left-side navigation to create a label.

Add and Manage a Label via the Knowledge Graph Configuration

  1. Click Knowledge Graph in the navigation bar and click Configuration.
  2. Click Labels.
    • This page also allows you to view the internal ID of the label, and how many entities are using a given label.
  3. Follow the steps below depending on the action you want to take:
    • To add a label, click Add Label.
    • To edit a label, click on the Edit button next to the relevant label.
    • To delete a label, select the checkbox next to the relevant label or labels and click Delete.

Assign a Label to an Entity

  1. To add the label to an entity:
    • Click on the desired entity. To apply labels to multiple entities at once, visit the Edit Entities in Bulk article.
    • Click on the Labels field.
    • Enter the first few letters of the label name and select from the list of labels that appears.
    • Click Save.