Derive templates from another derived template

You can create derived templates from other derived templates. The child template inherits attributes from all parent templates. Any changed attributes in the immediate parent overrides attributes in grandparent levels.

If you change locked attributes in the parent template, the locked attributes propagate to the derived template.

A derived template is an exact copy of its parent with the exceptions of locking, security, and the unlocked attributes that have been edited. If you create a new derived template from an existing container template, the new derived template has the same contained templates.

A good practice is to create a hierarchy of derived templates until you reach logical endpoints. Then create instances from each unique derived template.

To create a derived template from a derived template

1. In the Template folder or Derivation view pane, select the template to use as the parent template

2. On the Home ribbon, in the Create area, select Template. A derived template is created in the same folder as its parent and placed in name edit mode. The default name is the same as the parent template followed by a numeric sequence.

   Template names can be up to 128 alphanumeric or special characters, including the required $ as the first character. The second character cannot be $ and the name must include at least one letter. Template names cannot contain spaces.

   Note: WinPlatform template names are restricted to 127 characters.

   Note: The following reserved names cannot be used as template names: Me, MyContainer, MyArea, MyHost, MyPlatform, MyEngine and System.

3. You can create another derived template by repeating the previous steps, or you can customize your new derived template. For more information about customizing your template, see Edit objects.