Create object standards

The Template folder is the part of the System Platform IDE that shows host objects organized by folders, from which other object templates are derived or instances are created.

Templates are objects that contain common configuration parameters for object instances that can be re-used.

Derived templates are created from base templates. Base and derived templates are identified in the Template folder by a dollar sign ($) as the prefix to their names.

Object instances are the specific devices in your environment that are deployed as part of your ViewApp. You create an instance from a template and then customize the specific instance as needed.

Some details

Only object instances are deployed to the run-time environment. Templates exist in the development environment and cannot be deployed to a ViewApp.