Managing templates

BMC Network Automation is delivered with predefined templates. Templates are used to provision new devices and implement simple configuration changes based on the exact commands supplied. For example, you can use templates in the following scenarios:

For complex changes (for example, ACL updates) that depend on the current configuration state, BMC recommends using rules. Templates can be imported and created from scratch or from an archived configuration.

The following table contains conceptual information and tasks that describe how to manage templates and provides links to applicable topics:

Administering task	For more information	Benefit
To add a template	Adding a template	Learn how to: Create a new template Create a template based on an existing configuration on one of your devices
To restrict access to a template	Restricting access to templates	Learn how to restrict who all can access each template and their associated rights (that is view, edit, or delete).
To perform various actions on a template	Viewing the templates listing	Use the templates list to perform the following actions: Display templates matching a specific view View template details Add a new template Delete a template Manage template access rights Copy a template Delete a template Filter the templates list
To understand the concept of formatting in templates	Understanding template formatting	Certain device types require some extra formatting, such as a header line or a footer line, in addition to the formatting that you see in the device configuration file. See this topic to understand formatting in templates.
To insert substitution parameters in a template	Using substitution parameters in templates	Substitution parameters are resolved by BMC Network Automation when merging or restoring a template to a device. Learn how to insert these parameters in templates.
To manage access rights for a template	Managing template access rights	Understand how you can manage access rights for templates. Also, understand how to edit access rights for multiple roles in multiple templates.

Managing templates

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