Creating templates

There are many ways to create template for entries. You can create a new template, save an entry as a template, import entries as templates, and duplicate a existing template. It is also possible to create group templates.

In this topic:

Create a new template

  1. Navigate to File – Templates and select Entry Templates.
    File – Templates
    File – Templates
  2. In the Entry Templates window, click the Add template button.
    Add a new template
    Add a new template
  3. Choose between Template or Template group.
    Create a Template or Template group
    Create a Template or Template group
  4. Select an entry to create the template for, then click OK.
    Select an entry to create the template for
    Select an entry to create the template for
  5. Enter a name for the template, and configure the properties as necessary.
    Template Properties
    Template Properties

Save entry as template

It is possible to save entries as templates to use their properties in other entries. Furthermore, this can be achieve on folders to include all their child items in the template.

From the Navigation pane, right-click an entry and select Add – Save as Template.

Save as Template...
Save as Template...

Import template

It is possible to import previously exported entries as templates.

  1. Navigate to File – Templates and select Templates.
  2. From the Templates window, click on the Import template button.
    Import Template
    Import Template
  3. Select the RDM file to import to create a template for each entry in the file.

Duplicate template

It is possible to duplicate a template to edit a copy of the properties.

Navigate to File – Templates, and select Templates. From the Templates window, click on the Duplicate template button.

Change the template name to distinguish the copy from the original, and edit the properties to meet your requirements.

Template groups

It is possible to save a set of selected entries or a folder and all its child items to a unique template.

Right-click a selection of entries or a folder, select Add, then Save as Template.

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