Design Template Hierarchy

Design Template (TMPL) elements are stored in a separate part of the Design DB under an administrative Template World (TPWL) , which is itself divided into administrative Template Areas (TMAR) .

When you are working in the Design Templates application, you need to be able to navigate concurrently in two different parts of the Design database: the area which holds the design data on which the templates are to be based, and the area which holds the templates themselves. Template creation involves, among other steps, copying data from the former area to the latter.

Navigation in the design area is carried out via the Design Explorer in the usual way, while navigation in the template area is carried out via a separate Template Browser form.

The hierarchy with which we will be concerned in the next part of the exercise is as follows:

Exercise continues:

1. In order to create the design template elements, we must first change from the Equipment application to the Design Templates application. To do so, select Design > Design Templates from the Equipment Application menu.

   You will see the Design Templates Application menu bar plus the Template Browser form. The latter lists all of the design templates which have been supplied as part of the sample project. During the current exercise, we will add the templates which we will create under a new top-level Template World.

2. From the Design Templates Application menu, select Create > Template World. Set the Name to /TESTTPWL and set the Description to Template World for exercises.

   The new template world will be created immediately below World level at the top of the current design hierarchy, regardless of the level of your current design element. Notice that Template Browser shows the element’s description, whereas the Design Explorer shows its name (you will not see the latter yet unless you navigate to it).

3. Select Create > Template Area and name the template area /TESTTMAR. Enter its description as Template Area for exercises.