Making a template
Making a template is the first of several procedures in the template creation process. This section documents the steps to
be done on each of the six configuration tabs in the Template view.
Prerequisites:
- The device driver is located under the node in the Nav tree.
- The device is located under the driver network.
- You have assembled a collection of tagged control logic including self-contained graphic view(s) with a single component as the root.
- In the Nav tree, expand the container.
- Right-click on the desired root component (shown here, the root component is a folder), and click Make Template.
The newly created template of the selected root component appears in the Template View, with the Template Info configuration tab selected. By default, the template name is the same as the root component.
- Edit the following information on the tab:
Filename: edit the default filename to enter a unique name.Title: enter the preferred name for the template.Description: enter a short description of the template.
- To create the template, click Save.The Template File Created window opens and displays the path of the created template file.
- To close the Template file Created window, click OK.
Any of the following 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, a notice alerts you to review the automatically added I/O links and associated
bindHintsin the Template I/O tab. - If the template root component is a Device component, a notice alerts you to review the Component tab, and to set the device address property to its default value.
- If the template component tree contains a
Passwordproperty, a notice alerts you that during deployment the user may need to set the password.