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# Managing Bus Lists - Using Tags

# Managing Bus Lists - Using Tags

This article will assist you with creating Bus Lists for your Service.

To manage Bus Lists for the children at your Service.

## Step 1: Creating and Managing Tags

1. Create a Tag for your Bus Lists
| To assist you on creating Tags see: [How to manage Tags](https://help.xap.rocks/en/article/how-to-manage-tags-mbrh7p/)
| If you are picking up from multiple schools or have multiple buses, you may choose to create tags per School and Bus to assist you with filtering the Bus List report.

2. Apply the **Tag** to the required children
|| This can be applied via the Families screen via the Children's Tab and can be applied, Individually or in Bulk

a) Select the **Children Tab**
b) Select the **dot** next to the children (if applying to multiple)
c) If Individual select the **3 dots** next to the name of the child
d) Select **Add/Edit Tag**
e) If applying to multiple select the option of Bulk Action > Add/Edit Tags



![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/children-tab_13u6643.png)

3. Select the created **tags**
4. Select **Save**


![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_io8f1k.png)

## Step 2: Producing the Bus List report

The Bus List can be produced via Xap or via the Connect App

### via Xap
To produce the Bus List via the Xap program.

1. Select the **Bookings & Attendances screen**
2. Select the **Bookings Tab**
3. Select the **Filter** Option

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1mr19sg.png)

| Apply any required filters for example

4. **Session name**
5. **Booking From Date**
6. **Booking to Date**
7. Search on the **Tag**
8. Select **Update Search**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_gsujt1.png)

9. Select the **names of the children**
10. Select **Bulk Action**
11. Select **Export to Excel**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_veply.png)

The report will display the details of the children with the Bus List tag

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_zhwade.png)

### via Connect

To produce the Bus List via the Connect App.

1. Sign into **Connect**
2. From the Menu screen select the **Children** option

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1vfrqj5.png)

3. Within the children screen, select the Filter option of Tags.
| You can filter on selected Rooms as well as Tags

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_ic4t15.png)
3. Use the **Search** option to filter, then select the "Bus" Tags
4. Select the required Tags
5. Select **Done**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_vvyb7k.png)

6. The children with the "Bus" Tag will be displayed to allow you to sign them in via **Connect**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1twu5cg.png)

|| For further information regarding signing children in and out of Connect see: [How to sign a child in/out via Connect Guide](https://help.xap.rocks/en/article/how-to-sign-children-inoutabsent-via-connect-app-w0cs7t/)e and [How to sign a child in/out via Connect Video](https://xap.fleeq.io/l/69bcdpzexw-qfyzofmz3b)