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Administration Guide

Creating template groups

Creating template groups

You can create a template group, and add provisioning templates to it.

To create a template group:
  1. Go to Device Manager > Provisioning Templates > Template Group.
  2. In the toolbar, click Create New.

    Alternately, you can select a template group, and click Clone to create a new template group.

    The Create New Template Group pane is displayed.

  3. In the Name box, type a name for the template group.
  4. (Optional) In the Description box, type a description of the template group.
  5. Beside Provisioning Templates, click the box to display a list of provisioning templates available for selection.

    The Provisioning Templates - <name> pane is displayed.

    At the top of the screen is a row of buttons that you can use to locate provisioning templates. Hover over each button for a tooltip.

    In the Search box, type the name of the provisioning template, and press Enter to locate it.

    You can also create a new provisioning template by clicking the + button.

  6. Select one or more templates, and click OK.

    You can only select one template for each template type.

    The templates are selected.

  7. Click OK.

    The template group is created.

Creating template groups

Creating template groups

You can create a template group, and add provisioning templates to it.

To create a template group:
  1. Go to Device Manager > Provisioning Templates > Template Group.
  2. In the toolbar, click Create New.

    Alternately, you can select a template group, and click Clone to create a new template group.

    The Create New Template Group pane is displayed.

  3. In the Name box, type a name for the template group.
  4. (Optional) In the Description box, type a description of the template group.
  5. Beside Provisioning Templates, click the box to display a list of provisioning templates available for selection.

    The Provisioning Templates - <name> pane is displayed.

    At the top of the screen is a row of buttons that you can use to locate provisioning templates. Hover over each button for a tooltip.

    In the Search box, type the name of the provisioning template, and press Enter to locate it.

    You can also create a new provisioning template by clicking the + button.

  6. Select one or more templates, and click OK.

    You can only select one template for each template type.

    The templates are selected.

  7. Click OK.

    The template group is created.