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.
Prerequisites: An existing, fully-configured station suitable for use in a generic new station template exists.
- 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.
- 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.
- In the left pane of the Configuration tab, expand .
- Double-click
Public Server Port.The system adds it to the right pane.
- 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.
- Click Rename and change the name to Foxs Port.
- 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.
- When finished modifying the template, click Save.The new station template is saved in the
~stationTemplatessub-directory of yourAlso, the station template is immediately available for inclusion in the
NOTE: It is not necessary to restart~stationTemplatesdirectory.More details on making a template are available in the Niagara Templates Guide.