The Variant tagging widget now supports assigning multiple tags to a single variant for every user, making tagging more flexible and expressive. This allows you to mark variants for different purposes without losing clarity. For example, you can tag a variant as both “Candidate” (for primary findings) and “Incidental” (for secondary findings reporting).
This feature is controlled at the organization level. Once enabled in your organization’s settings, it applies to all new and in-progress cases. If disabled, tagging reverts to the original model, where only one tag could be applied per variant.
How multiple tags work
Tagging a variant
In the variant page header, the tag dropdown becomes a multi-select menu.
Click to choose one or more tags. Each tag you select is added to the variant.
Your avatar icon appears next to the tag, showing that you assigned it.
Viewing tags
All tags assigned to the variant are displayed in the page header.
In the dropdown, you can see which users assigned each tag by their avatar icons.
At the bottom of the dropdown, you’ll also see a list of users who have viewed the variant.
Removing tags
You can remove your own tag by clicking the red X next to your avatar.
Tags assigned by others remain intact unless you have a supervisory role, which allows removing tags assigned by other users.
Tag visibility in cases
In the Related Cases table, all tags assigned to a variant are displayed.
If both user tags and AI tags exist, only user tags are shown in the variant header for clarity.
The case interpretation view shows only the tags used in that case, along with the number of variants per tag.
Activity tracking
Every tag assignment or removal is logged in the case activity history, including:
User name
Tag name
Variant details
Timestamp
Example entry: “[User] removed tag [Candidate] from Variant chr1:123456 A>G”.
Tips:
Use tags consistently across your team to simplify filtering during case review and reporting.
Warnings:
Removing a tag will erase it from the variant, but the action is logged permanently in the activity stream.
Variant tagging widget
Variant tags are shown in the Variant tagging widget of the .
When a variant is tagged by a user, the user's tag is displayed in the tag field. If the variant is only tagged by AI Shortlist and not by a user, the tag AI Shortlist is displayed. If a variant has not been tagged, the tag is shown as N/A.
Note: After a case , all variants appear as not viewed.
A variant can be tagged by the AI Shortlist or a user as:
Combine tags strategically (e.g., “Most Likely Candidate” + “Incidental”) to capture both diagnostic and secondary reporting contexts.
Review the tag filter in the case interpretation view to see tag usage across your case at a glance.
If the multiple tags feature is disabled in your organization, only the most recent tag is preserved per variant.
Tags can influence reporting filters—double-check that applied tags reflect your intended reporting categories.
Most Likely Candidate - most promising for solving the case
Candidate - worth considering
- meets the ACMG criteria for reporting secondary findings
Carrier - identified by the Carrier analysis pipeline
In Report - manually selected to be reported
Not relevant - automatically tagged variant that has been disregarded after manual review
Any custom tag used in your organization (e.g., Submitted for Sanger confirmation)
Variant tagging widget how-to
Add or change a tag
Click on the dropdown icon in the Variant tag field and select a suitable tag. The Variant tag field showcases the most recently assigned tag.
Review the tagging history
Click on the Variant tag field and scroll to the Assigned tags section.
Remove an automatic tag
Click on the dropdown array in the Variant tag field and select Not relevant.
Clear your manual tag:
Click on the dropdown array in the Variant tag field and select Clear.
Note: you can't clear a tag added by another user.
