User`s guide

When to Use Templates
Creating and Managing Templates
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Enterprise Configuration Manager
User’s Guide
When to Use Templates
When you work with Enterprise Configuration Manager (ECM) you can create
configurations with templates and without templates. In both processes ECM
captures attribute values, flags, and instance IDs, if any, from the device. Even
though both processes are similar, you need to use templates at certain times.
Templates are convenient in these situations:
• To create configurations quickly. Creating a library of templates provides
administrators with an efficient way to create configurations.
• To delegate network responsibilities. The expert can create the templates;
the day-to-day administrator can use the templates to capture
configurations.
Templates are necessary in these situations:
• To capture the host configuration of a Cisco router.
• To perform automatic captures with the Scheduler.
Accessing the Templates View
Follow these steps to access the Templates view:
1. Select the device or sub-component of the device for which you want to
create a template in SpectroGRAPH or the ECM Components dialog box.
2. Open the ECM Main view.
The title bar of the ECM Main view should include the name of the device
that you selected.
3. In the ECM Main view, click on the Templates option under the Setup
menu.
The Templates view appears. (See Figure 3-1.)
Templates View
The Templates view enables you to:
• Create templates from the list of attributes of the device type.
• Edit templates by adding and cutting attributes.
• Copy, save, delete, and print templates.