Templates

5min

Templates contain pre-configured settings and configurations for edge devices. From the Templates pane you can create a template from an edge device or upload a template from a file for your edge devices.
You can access all templates available from the Templates pane. You can create a template from an online edge device or upload a template from a file for an edge device. 
Templates for an instance are uploaded from the Admin console.
Templates for a company can be uploaded from a file.
Templates for a project can be uploaded from a file or created from an edge device.
Three scopes are defined for a template:
Instance: All companies for this Manufacturing Connect
Company: All projects for this company
Project: Only this project
Templates for edge devices may include devices, analytics, flows, and connectors. You can make selections for these categories when creating a template from edge devices.
Important: Before you can create a template, you must add one or more online edge devices in the Edge Devices pane.
The scope of uploaded templates is Project by default. You can apply, modify, parameterize, download, and remove a template from the Templates pane.
Access Template UI
To access templates UI:
Log in to Manufacturing Connect.
 The Status Overview pane by default appears.
From the Navigation panel, select Edge Management.
Edge Management pane appears, by default the Edge Devices tab displays.
From Edge Management pane, select Templates.
Templates tab appears.
Refer to the following actions you can take on the Manufacturing Connect User UI's Edge Management's Templates tab. The user interface below is for Manufacturing Connect version 2.11.0 and later.
Manufacturing Connect User UI : Templates
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Action
Details
[1] Show filter
Search by Description.
[2] Create Template from device
At least one Edge device must be connected to use this option.
[3] Load template from file
Upload a Simple Template (.json) or Parameterized Template (.zip)
[4] Reload Template list
Update the list.
[5] Parameterize a Template﻿ 
See link for details.
[6] Actions
(Project-View only) Apply Template:  
﻿Apply a Parameterized Template﻿ 
﻿Apply a Parameterized Template During Activation﻿ 
Edit Template: Template scope cannot be changed from Company to Project.
﻿Parameterize a Template﻿ 
Download Template: A .json file. When downloaded from the Company List Templates UI, the file contains information on all projects for the company. When downloaded from the Project List Templates UI, the file contains information on only the project. 
Delete: Deleting a template makes it unavailable for users to apply. Download the template prior to removal so it can be re-uploaded if necessary.
[7] View Template Statistics
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Next Steps
﻿Parameterize a Template﻿﻿
﻿Apply a Parameterized Template﻿﻿
﻿Apply a Parameterized Template During Activation﻿﻿
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Action	Details
[1] Show filter	Search by Description.
[2] Create Template from device	At least one Edge device must be connected to use this option.
[3] Load template from file	Upload a Simple Template (.json) or Parameterized Template (.zip)
[4] Reload Template list	Update the list.
[5] Parameterize a Template	See link for details.
[6] Actions	(Project-View only) Apply Template: Apply a Parameterized Template Apply a Parameterized Template During Activation Edit Template: Template scope cannot be changed from Company to Project. Parameterize a Template Download Template: A .json file. When downloaded from the Company List Templates UI, the file contains information on all projects for the company. When downloaded from the Project List Templates UI, the file contains information on only the project. Delete: Deleting a template makes it unavailable for users to apply. Download the template prior to removal so it can be re-uploaded if necessary.
[7] View Template Statistics

Updated 06 Jan 2025

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Parameterize a Template