4.1 Application Templates Page

The Application Templates page lets you manage application templates for your Viewpoint configuration.

To access this page, click TEMPLATES from the menu.

This topic provides an example of the Application Templates page and describes its layout and available information.

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4.1.1 Page Example

The following image is an example of the Application Templates page.

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4.1.2 Page Details

This section describes the functional areas of the Application Templates page.

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4.1.2.A New Application Template Creation

Viewpoint lets you create a new application template or import an existing application template you can use when creating jobs. To enable this functionality, two buttons are available towards the bottom of this page.

4.1.2.B Filters

Filters let you specify what is displayed in the list of application templates on the main pane.

To use a filter, click the check box next to the filter to activate it, enter in the information, and then click Filter. You can click Reset at any time to restore the page default view.

The following table describes the different filters.

Filter Description
Name Name used to identify the application template.
Owner The owner of the application template.
Published Whether you want to display applications templates that are published or unpublished.
Date Created Date range during which the application template was created. When this filter is selected, additional fields appear letting you specify the date range.
User Name of the user or users given permission to use this application template.
Group User group given permission to use this application template.
Account Account given permission to use this application template.

4.1.2.C Application Templates List

The main pane of the Application Templates page lists the application templates and their corresponding information in a column format.

Column titles that are underlined indicate that you can sort (ascending or descending) the column contents.

Page controls are available at the bottom of the application templates list to let you customize how many application templates appear at a time in the list. These controls also include options for moving between pages of listed application templates.

The following table describes the different columns and their contents.

Column Heading Description
Name Name used to identify the application template. Click on the application template's name to open the application template and view additional information about the application template.
Version The current version of the template.
Owner Name of the individual who created the application template.
Permissions User, Group, and Account permissions granted for this application template.
Published Indicates whether the application template is published.
Used Number of times the application template has been used (the number of jobs submitted using this application template).
Changed Date on which the application template was last changed.

4.1.3 Additional Functions

The Templates page also includes a pop-up menu with shortcuts to perform additional application template-related functions. To access the shortcuts, hover the mouse near the application template name to display , and then click this icon to display the pop-up menu.

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From this pop-up menu, you can:

  • Create a job using the template (if you have the necessary permissions).
  • Open the Edit Application Template page to modify the application template.
  • Toggle this application template between published and unpublished status.
  • Export this application template.
  • Copy this application template.
  • Delete this application template.

If you delete one of the templates provided with Viewpoint, you can restore the template on the Application Template Configuration page. See 1.22 Application Templates Configuration Page.

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