Template Info tab

This tab allows you to enter the basic information to identify and monitor the status of the template.

You have the option to either Save or Duplicate the template. When duplicating an existing template you are prompted to save the template with a new name. The new *.ntpl file is saved to the ~templates directory.

In addition to the properties listed below, any of these notices may display on the Template Info tab:

If the template component tree contains links whose source or target components are not contained within the same component tree, the editor automatically generates template inputs and outputs to match each. Further, the template editor automatically sets the bindHints for each input or output from the marker tags that are present on the external components. A notice alerts you to review the added links in the Template I/O tab.
If the template root component is a Device component, a notice alerts you that:
1. This is a new device template.
2. Review the Component tab.
3. Set the device address property to its default value. This is important because the device address property and its default value are device specific.
This check helps to ensure that when the device template is deployed using the Device Manager view that the "Match" operation is successful.
If the template component tree contains a Password property, a notice alerts you that the template has internal passwords that may need to be set during the deployment. For security purposes, when passwords are copied from a template to a station, the password value may be set to Password.DEFAULT. In this case, during the deployment the user must assign a valid value to the Password property.

Property	Value	Description
Filename	text	Displays the filename which is the same as the root component. This can be modified during the creation process. Once the template is saved, the filename becomes read-only.
Title	text	Provides the title of the template.
Vendor	text	Provides the name of the device vendor who is responsible for the design and creation of the template.
Version	read-only (number) (defaults to 1.0)	Displays the template version number. Upon changing the template `State` property from `Draft` to `Ready` the field becomes editable and you are prompted to increment the version. The value entered must be greater than the previous number. Otherwise, version number is user-defined. For example, you might increment the number from 1.0 to 1.1, or to 2.0.1, etc.
State	drop-down list (defaults to `Draft`)	Displays the template state. This is true whether making a new template or editing an existing one. Setting the `State` to `Ready` makes the template eligible for deployment to a station. When set to `Ready`, you are instructed to increase the version number.
Description	text	Provides the short description (up to 25 characters) to distinguish similar templates. This name is displayed in the Device Manager template side pane.
Info	text	Gives the additional explanation to describe the template. Multiple lines are allowed. This text is visible in the template.manifest.xml file.
Icon	path	Associates the template with a .png file. Typically an icon file. This icon displays in the Device Manager template side pane.

Template Info tab

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