Creating a station template

With a station template that contains everything needed for the initial starting point of a new station, you can configure multiple stations in a single step. This procedure is one the Systems Integrator might perform on a fully configured basic station for purposes of reuse and standardization.

An existing, fully-configured station suitable for use in a generic new station template exists.
  1. To open the Template View, right-click on the station’s Config node in the Nav tree, and select Make Station Template.
    The Template View opens.

  2. Click each of the tabs to configure the station template as needed.
    For example, to set up the template to configure the Foxs Port:, click the Configuration tab.

    1. In the left pane of the Configuration tab, expand Services > FoxService > Foxs Port.

    2. Double-click Public Server Port.

      The system adds it to the right pane.

    3. Change the default value as needed and click Set Value.

      The value entered into the station template for the exposed property becomes the default value upon creating a new station. Any exposed component properties defined in the template appear as configurable parameters in the New Station Wizard when this template is used.

    4. Click Rename and change the name to Foxs Port.

  3. On the Subtemplates tab, review and/or modify any deployed templates contained by the station, which are now sub-templates of the station template you are creating.
  4. When finished modifying the template, click Save.
    The new station template is saved in the ~stationTemplates sub-directory of your Workbench User Home.

    Also, the station template is immediately available for inclusion in the Workbench New Station Wizard, where your template appears as a selectable option in the Station Templates table as shown here:



    Note: It is not necessary to restart Workbench in order for the user-defined station template to appear in the New Station wizard. The file simply needs to be saved to the~stationTemplates directory.

    More details on making a template are available in the Niagara Templates Guide.