# Snowflake Tag Sync
You have the option of syncing [Tags](/features/tags.md#filter) created in Select Star back to Snowflake. It will sync status and category tags for both tables and columns. Suggested tags will also be synced.
## Enable Snowflake Tag Sync in Select Star
### 1. Create a custom Tag role in Snowflake
First, you will need to create a custom role and give it access to create and apply tags.
-- Create tag_admin role
USE ROLE USERADMIN;
CREATE ROLE tag_admin;
GRANT ROLE tag_admin TO USER <select_star_user>;
-- Enable tag creation and assignment
USE ROLE ACCOUNTADMIN;
-- <db_name>.<schema_name> will be where Select Star
GRANT CREATE TAG ON SCHEMA <db_name>.<schema_name> TO ROLE tag_admin;
GRANT APPLY TAG ON ACCOUNT TO ROLE tag_admin;
-- Grant usage
GRANT USAGE ON DATABASE <db_name> TO ROLE tag_admin;
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA <db_name>.<schema_name> TO ROLE tag_admin;
You can find more detailed instructions in Snowflake's documentation [here](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/object-tagging.html#step-1-create-a-custom-role-and-assign-privileges).
### 2. Authorize Tag Sync in Select Star
To enable Snowflake Tag Sync in Select Star
1. Go to **Settings**.
2. Choose the **Snowflake data source** in the sidebar.
3. Click the **Snowflake Tag Sync** tab.
4. Click the **Enable Tag Sync** button.
5. Enter the **Role name** of the role you created in [step 1](#1.-create-a-custom-tag-role-in-snowflake) of this guide (`tag_admin` in our example).
6. Enter the **Database Name** and **Schema Name** where Select Star should create Snowflake Tags.
7. Click **Connect**.
Select Star will be able to use this role with the credentials you added when you connected Snowflake as outlined in our [Snowflake Setup Guide](/integrations/snowflake.md).
You will first see a message indicating that the Sync is in progress. Once the sync is done, we'll indicate that the tags were synced successfully.
 
{% hint style="info" %}
Please note: It can take a few hours for tags to update in Snowflake's `tag_references` view.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="danger" %}
You can disable tags at any time by clicking the Disable Tags Sync button.
Disabling tags will delete all tags created by Select Star from your Snowflake instance.
{% endhint %}
## Select Star tags in Snowflake
When Snowflake Tag Sync is enabled, any Tags created in Select Star will be visible in Snowflake.
Select Star tags will have `SELECT_STAR_CATEGORY` (for Category) or `SELECT_STAR_STATUS` (for Status) prepended in the `TAG_NAME` field. The value of the tag is left empty.
 
**Example**: If you had a Sales Tag in Select Star created as a Category tag. The Snowflake tag created would be called `SELECT_STAR_CATEGORY_SALES`.
{% hint style="info" %}
Note: Currently, you can only sync tags from Select Star to Snowflake, and not the other way around. This is to prevent the tools from overwriting each other.
{% endhint %}
{% hint style="danger" %}
Tag names in Select Star must follow Snowflake's [identifier requirements](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/identifiers-syntax) in order to be synced to Snowflake. Spaces in tag names will be automatically replaced with an underscore.
{% endhint %}
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