Admin Console Templates
The Template List provides you with an overview about available templates. From the Templates List, you can access all templates available from the Admin Console.
Three scopes are defined for a template:
- Instance: The template can be applied to all companies and projects for this Manufacturing Connect
- Company: The template can be applied to all projects for a company
- Project: The template can be applied to all device for this project
For each template, the following displays:
- Description: A description of the template.
- Template Scope: This determines where templates can be applied in the Manufacturing Connect.
- Company: The company for which the template can be applied.
- Template Statistic: Shows additional more information about the template.
- Created At: The date the template was uploaded to Manufacturing Connect.
- Parameterized: Indicates if the selected template is simple or parameterized using False and True respectively.
- Action: Allows you to select the following actions for each template:
- Edit template
- Download template
- Delete
Templates are created externally and can be uploaded from a file.
Simple templates are used to duplicate the field data for one instance, company, or project to multiple other instances, companies or projects in Manufacturing Connect. This comes in handy when most field data is the same.
For example, if most configuration information for devices in the same project are the same, you can use a simple template when adding new devices to the project.
Parameterized templates are used when you want to change specific names or types of configuration information.
For example, if some of the configuration information for devices, such as the name, in the same project are different, you can use a parameterized template when adding new devices to the project.
To access the edge device templates UI:
- Log in to Manufacturing Connect. From the Navigation panel, select Admin Console. The Dashboard pane by default appears.
- From the Navigation panel, select Templates. The Templates pane appears.
Refer to the following actions you can take on Manufacturing Connect Admin Console's Template pane. The user interface below is for Manufacturing Connect version 2.11.0 and later.
[1] Show filter / Hide filter: Search by Description or Company
[2] Refresh
[3] Upload Template: Simple Template or Parameterized Template
[4] Action menu:
- Edit Template
- Download Template
- Delete
[5] View Template Statistics
You can upload a simple or parameterized template from the Templates List section.
Simple templates are used to duplicate the field data to multiple other instances, companies or projects in Manufacturing Connect. This comes in handy when most field data is the same.
For example, if most configuration information for edge devices in the same project is the same, you can use a simple template when adding new devices to the project.
Parameterized templates are used when you want to change specific names or types of configuration information for instances, companies, or projects.
For example, if some of the configuration information for devices, such as the name, in the same project is different, you can use a parameterized template when adding new devices to the project.
The simple template is uploaded as a JSON file, and the parameterized template is uploaded as a ZIP file.
[1] Select Simple Template (JSON) / Parameterized Template (.ZIP)
[2] Select File
[3] Enter Description
[4] Cancel
[5] Upload