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After a template is created and enabled it can be used to create new configurations via the “add configuration” add configuration dialog in a unit:
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Or it can be used to apply it to a existing configuration in the configuration context menu:
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When creating a configuration from a template there are two options after the title for the new configuration was entered and a template configuration was selected.
When clicking “create” create in the template usage dialog all configuration item that exist in the template configuration will be copied into the newly created configuration.
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As shown in the image above, when tailoring the template usage process, individual configuration items can be excluded. These will then not be copied from the template configuration. For each excluded configuration item a reason must be given.
Template
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Use Protocol
Template usage is documented in a separate tab on the configuration. There it is possible to see which template was used as well as the reasons for excluding configuration items.
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The sections shows how each of these influence the resulting configuration when using or applying a template.
Configuration
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Type
The type that a configuration will have when it is created by using a template is not determined by the template. It is configured in the type of the parent units concept type by setting the “Associated Configuration Type” property.
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“Associated Configuration Item Type” and “Associated Configuration Item Type From Template”
This section talks is about the two properties “Associated Configuration Item Type” and “Associated Configuration Item Type From Template”. Both mean the properties on the configuration concept type of new configuration that gets created when using a template. Not on the configuration concept type of the template itself
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