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I'd like to manually assign a tag to a file in my downloads folder and have Hazel move the file to an appropriate folder. I can see how to do this with a new rule for each action. Is there a method of building one rule which will identify multiple different tags and assign the file to the folder associated with one tag?
For example, if tag is 'A' move to folder 'A', if tag is 'B' move to folder 'B'.
The nested function allows development of multiple criteria to select a file. I couldn't work out or find a method of moving a file to a different folder depending on the tag detected.
Thanks!

I'm not sure if I follow. Can you give me an example of a file going through this workflow?

I think I understand what you are trying to do. It is actually quite easy if you use the tags in a pattern, and a consistent order.

My tag pattern is
1st Work|Home
2nd Client (preceded by a colon, which quickly limits the tags)
3rd, 4th, 5th subfolders below each client

I use the following rule to organise files for each client:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1fdjy5y0ueg0orh/Hazel%20170918%206.png?dl=0

The pattern detail is this:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i9shameuc600dl/Hazel%20170918%207.png?dl=0
With the tags set sequentially (5th shown as example). The extra symbol against "tags" between Client and Project removes the colon.

You can make tags up on the fly and it doesn't matter if there are fewer tags than you have allowed for in the rule.