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 access templates ui 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 action details \[1] show filter / hide filter search by description or company \[2] refresh update the list \[3] upload template simple template or parameterized template \[4] action menu edit template download template delete \[5] view template statistics display template details upload templates you can upload a simple or parameterized template from the templates list section simple templates 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 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 action details \[1] select simple template (json) / parameterized template ( zip) you can upload a software image using a file or a signed url example file name can be litmusedge std 3 1 7 0 amd64 upd or litmusedge std 3 1 7 0 amd64 upd sig \[2] select file browse and choose your template file \[3] enter description provide details for the uploaded template \[4] cancel abort the upload process if needed \[5] upload initiate the template upload action