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title: Templates
slug: bhdm/templates
createdAt: 2022-03-30T21:44:17.000Z
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Templates contain pre-configured settings and configurations for edge devices. From the *Templates *pane you can create a template from an edge device or upload a template from a file for your edge devices.

You can access all templates available for an instance, an open company, or an open project from the Templates pane. You can create a template from an online edge device or upload a template from a file for an edge device after you have selected a company and opened a project. 

- Templates for an **instance** are uploaded from the Admin console.
- Templates for a **company** can be uploaded from a file.
- Templates for a **project** can be uploaded from a file or created from an edge device.

Three scopes are defined for a template:

- **Instance**: All companies for this Belden Horizon Data Manager
- **Company**: All projects for this company
- **Project**: Only this project

Templates for edge devices may include devices, analytics, flows, and connectors. You can make selections for these categories when creating a template from edge devices.

:::hint{type="info"}
**Important**: Before you can create a template, you must add one or more online edge devices in the Edge Devices pane.
:::

You can select the scope for a template when you upload. For example, If you upload a template from the **Company** Templates pane, the template is accessible to all the projects for that company. If you upload a template from a **Project **Templates pane, the template is accessible to only that project.

When you modify a template, you can modify the scope by selecting **Company **or **Project** in the Edit Template dialog box.

You can apply, modify, parameterize, download and remove a template from the Templates pane.

# Access Template UI

You can access company-level templates and project-level templates. 

**To access company-level templates**:

1. Log in to Belden Horizon Data Manager.
2. Select a company.
   The *Projects* pane appears.
3. From the *Navigation *panel, select **Templates**.
   The *Templates *pane for the company appears.

**To access project-level templates:**

1. Log in to Belden Horizon Data Manager.
2. Select a company.
   The *Projects* pane appears.
3. From the *Projects *pane, click a project tile. 
   The *Dashboard *pane appears for the project.
4. From the *Navigation *panel, select **Templates**.
   The *Templates *pane for the project appears.

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\[1]** Show filter: **search by *Description*

\[2]** Create Template from device: **At least one Edge device must be connected to use this option.

\[3]** Load template from file: **Upload a Simple Template (`.json`) or Parameterized Template (`.zip`)

\[4] **Reload Template list**

\[5] [Parameterize a Template](docId\:bgaO4d0C_nYrOhbrwgGFI) 

\[6] **Actions**

- **(Project-View only) Apply Template:  **
  - [Apply a Parameterized Template](docId\:BfMzAJwHHboYY0rFalK9b) 
  - [Apply a Parameterized Template During Activation](docId\:i_t9FatN796Hye4tHZzeb) 
- **Edit Template: **Template scope cannot be changed from *Company* to *Project.*
- [Parameterize a Template](docId\:bgaO4d0C_nYrOhbrwgGFI) 
- **Download Template: **A `.json` file. When downloaded from the Company List Templates UI, the file contains information on all projects for the company. When downloaded from the Project List Templates UI, the file contains information on only the project. 
- **Delete: **Deleting a template makes it unavailable for users to apply. Download the template prior to removal so it can be re-uploaded if necessary.

\[7] **View Template Statistics **(available for Belden Horizon Data Manager version 2.12.0 and later)

# Next Steps

- [Parameterize a Template](docId\:bgaO4d0C_nYrOhbrwgGFI)
- [Apply a Parameterized Template](docId\:BfMzAJwHHboYY0rFalK9b)
- [Apply a Parameterized Template During Activation](docId\:i_t9FatN796Hye4tHZzeb)