Files can inherit tags and attributes from the parent folder they belong to if there are no tags and attributes directly on the file. This allows you to see the parent folder’s tags and attributes when you’re viewing a file. 


Advanced note: In this situation, the API call ../api/file/[fileId]/attributes will return the attributes of the file's parent. 


When tags and attributes are inherited, the highlighted icon will appear in the Details panel



Key notes:

  1. Inherited tags and attributes only exist while the current file does not have attributes or tags of its own. 
  2. They do not work on Folders. Files only.
  3. Inherited tags and attributes are not used anywhere else in Blue Relay. For example, the tag “Contracts” has been added to a folder and has been inherited by the files in the folder. If you search for the tag “Contracts”, the search results will only include the folder. The files that inherited the tag will not be included.
  4. You can’t delete a file’s inherited tags or attributes. If you try to delete them, they will reappear the next time you view the file or folder. 
  5. Inherited tags and attributes are automatically removed from a file in the following situations:
    1. If you add a tag directly to a file, the file’s inherited tags are removed. If you add an attribute directly to a file, the file’s inherited attributes are removed.
    2. If you edit an inherited attribute, the attribute is no longer considered to be inherited and is attached directly to the file. All other inherited attributes are removed from the file.
  6. If you delete all of the tags or attributes that have been added directly to a file, the file’s inherited tags or attributes will be shown again.