You can select and expose control inputs that are required by the template and control outputs provided by the template. Also, you can add and remove tags on the control points. The primary purpose for tagging the inputs and outputs is to assist the installation tool during deployment in the resolving links.

The Template I/O tab contains three panes:

In the Nav pane, you can click to expand control inputs, select one and click Add to add it to the upper center pane, exposing that input for linking or you can simply double-click on it in the left pane to have the same effect.

To edit an input or output, select the row in the upper center pane, which populates the IO Tags lower right pane containing the input or output details, including userTip, targetSlotHint, bindHints, and slotPathScope. As of Niagara 4.14, you can add a value in the slotPathScope row. The value and behavior are the same as for Relations. It defines a root component for an input- or output-binding search run when the template is deployed. The value is a list of hierarchical components separated by a slash, and it is optional to enter a value.

If desired, use delete options in the right-side lower pane to remove tags. Use the Tags left-side lower pane to select additional tags from available dictionaries to add to the input that is currently selected in the upper center pane.