Azure Traffic Manager doesn't support the use of : in the tag name.

[ishmeet177]

[Enter feedback here] I tried to add cx provided tag name and value on my Traffic Manager profile, and I observed the same behavior. The tag disappears after doing a refresh.

Tag Name: jbl:owner_email Tag Value: 123

After save:

after refresh, the tag disappears:

I figured out that the colon character “:” in the tag name is causing the problem. If I remove it from the tag name, the tag won’t disappear even after doing a refresh.

I am aware that Azure FrontDoor doesn't allow the use of : in the tag name but it seems that this limitation applies to Azure Traffic Manager profile as well. Please confirm this and update the public document. Thanks.

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• ID: 55b4c3f6-7ea3-9b94-cd8c-cbe37dc31656
• Version Independent ID: 0310805b-ff71-85bf-3f74-ca4caa6a46ce
• Content: Tag resources, resource groups, and subscriptions for logical organization - Azure Resource Manager
• Content Source: articles/azure-resource-manager/management/tag-resources.md
• Service: azure-resource-manager
• Sub-service: management
• GitHub Login: @tfitzmac
• Microsoft Alias: tomfitz

[SwathiDhanwada-MSFT]

@ishmeet177 Thanks for your comment. We will review the issue and get back to you shortly.

[tfitzmac]

@ishmeet177 - thanks for this feedback. I see the same behavior and will update the doc.

[tfitzmac]

I have made the change to the documentation. It should get published later today.

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[ishmeet177]

Appreciate your quick response.