Java Example of Updating a Tag Description

This example is based on code in the TaggingWorkflow.java sample file.

This example adds timestamp in a tag description to identify when a resource was last reconfigured. The tag description is updated with the timestamp after the resources is reconfigured.

This example is based on the information that is provided in Updating a Tag.

Note: For a complete and up-to-date version of the Java sample code, see the vsphere-automation-sdk-java VMware repository at GitHub.

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String newDateTime = Dateformat.getDateInstance().format(new Date());
String newDescription = String.format(“Server tag updated at (%s).”, newDateTime);
 
TagTypes.UpdateSpec updateSpec = new TagTypes.UpdateSpec();
updateSpec.setDescription(newDescription);
tagStub.update(myTagId, updateSpec);