Creating a template

The template creation process populates a blank template with the values you specify. The contents of the template are in three sections:

• Editable
• Non-editable
• Hidden

The editable section contains fields that are pre-populated with the values specified. The editable values appear as editable text in the associated configuration page. The non-editable section contains fields that are pre-populated with the values specified. The non-editable values appear as non-editable text in the associated configuration page. The information in the non-editable fields cannot be customized during the specified provisioning task, enforcing the required standards for your organization.

The hidden section contains fields that you can to use pass data from an XML template directly to a BMC Database Automation provisioning activity without exposing inputs to Management Console users. Adding fields in the hidden section of the template prevents them from appearing in the Management Console provisioning pages.

The following example shows an example of hidden fields.

<hidden>
        <sysdba_password>password</sysdba_password>
</hidden>

To create a template

1. From the Management Console main page, select Templates in the Context Frame.

   Note

   To import an existing template that was previously exported from a Manager, click Import Template.

2. Click Create New Template.

3. In the Template Settings page, specify the following information, and click Next.

   Template Field	Description
   Database	Select the database type for this template.
   Wizard	Select the wizard template you want to work with.
   Name	Type a name for this template.
   Description	(Optional) Type a description for this template.
   Container	Assign the template to a domain. Important: The domain selected as the Container determines which users can modify the template. Users with capabilities for the Container domain can perform all tasks against the template, whereas users with capabilities in the Available To domain can only use the template.
   Available To	(Optional) Select additional domains to which this template is available for use.
   Selected Available Domains	Lists the domains in which this template is available to authorized users.

4. In the Template Content page, edit the default template or enter the name of a previously created template in the Upload Template field.
5. Click Next.
   The Summary page showing the template information appears.
6. In the Summary page, review the provisioning information.
   To make changes, do the following:
   1. Click Go to to return to the provisioning step that you want to edit.
   2. Make your changes.
   3. Click Save and Review to return to the Summary page.
7. Click Create Template.
   The job information page appears.