var tags = result.tags || [];
			if(!(tags instanceof Array))
				tags = [tags];

			var tagList = {};
			for(x in tags) {
				var tag = tags[x];
				tag.name = htmlDecode(tag.name);
				tagList[tag.id] = tag;
			}

			if($rootScope.backlogitems && $rootScope.backlogitems.length > 0){
				for(var x in tags){
					var count = 0;
					var tag = tags[x];

					for(var i=0; i < $rootScope.backlogitems.length; i++){
						var pbi = $rootScope.backlogitems[i];

						if(pbi.tag){ // if pbi has tags, loop through tags of pbi
							for(var z=0; z < pbi.tag.length; z++){
								var pbiTag = pbi.tag[z];

								if(pbiTag.name == tag.name){ // if name of pbi tag == name of current then count++
									count++;
								}
							}
						}
					}
					tag.amountPbis = count; // assign count to tag
				}
			}


			$rootScope.tags = tagList;
			$rootScope.permissions.tags = authService.getPermissions("tags");