You can use createdby tags only after you enable createdby tags. This topic describes how to enable or disable createdby tags.

Background information

Only an Alibaba Cloud account or a RAM user to which the AdministratorAccess policy is attached can be used to enable or disable createdby tags.

Enable createdby tags

After you enable createdby tags, the system automatically adds createdby tags to newly created resources. The system does not add createdby tags to the resources that are created before you enable createdby tags.

You cannot manually add createdby tags to resources or remove createdby tags from resources. createdby tags are not included in the number of tags that can be added to a resource.

  1. Log on to the Resource Management console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Tag > CreatedBy Tag.
  3. On the page that appears, click Enable Createdby Tag.
  4. Read the information about the service-linked role for the Tag service and click OK.
    For more information, see Service-linked role for the Tag service.

Disable createdby tags

After you disable createdby tags, the system no longer adds createdby tags to newly created resources but retains the createdby tags that are added.

  1. Log on to the Resource Management console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Tag > CreatedBy Tag.
  3. On the page that appears, click Disable Createdby Tag.
  4. In the Disable Createdby Tag message, click OK.