Manage template files

Use the local management interface to manage files and directories in the template files. We can run the following tasks on the template files:

New	Create a new file or directory.
Edit	View or modify the template file.
Import	Import a file to the template files root.
Export	Export a file from the template files root.
Rename	Rename a file or directory from the template files root.
Delete	Delete a file or directory from the template files root.
Import Zip	Import the template files from a compressed file.
Export Zip	Export the template files as a compressed file. When we use this option to export template files as a compressed file, we cannot export an individual folder. The root directory, including all the subdirectories, is exported. To access the contents of a specific directory, export the entire template directory, and then view the directory from the extracted compressed file on our local workstation.

Steps

1. Select...
   AAC > Global Settings > Template Files

2. Work with all the management files and directories.

   Create a file or directory in the template files root

   1. Select the directory of interest.
   2. Select New.
   3. Select File or Directory.
   4. Enter the name of the file or directory.
   5. Click Save.

   View or update the contents of a file in the template files root

   1. Select the file of interest.
   2. Select Edit. We can then view the contents of the file.

   3. Edit the contents of the file.
   4. Click Save.

   Export a file from the template files root

   1. Select the file of interest.
   2. Select Manage > Export.
   3. Confirm the save operation when our browser displays a confirmation window.

   Rename file from the template files root

   1. Select the file or directory of interest.
   2. Select Manage > Rename.
   3. Enter the new resource name.
   4. Click Save.

   Delete file from the template files root

   1. Select the file or directory of interest.
   2. Select Manage > Delete.
   3. Click Yes.

   Import a file to the template files root

   • Select a file.
     1. Select Manage > Import.
     2. Click Browse.
     3. Browse to the file that we want to import the contents from.
     4. Click Open.
     5. Click Import.
   • Select a folder.
     1. Select Manage > Import.
     2. Click Browse.
     3. Browse to the file that we want to import to the selected folder.
     4. Click Open.
     5. Click Import.

   Export the template file as a compressed file

   1. Select Manage > Export Zip.
   2. Confirm the save operation when our browser displays a confirmation window.

   Import the template files as a compressed file

   Make sure the files in the compressed file are in the same directory structure as the files in the root directory or appliance.

   For example, if a file in the compressed file is in the /C directory of the appliance, the compressed file must contain the C folder and the file that we want to import. When we import a compressed file that contains:

   • A file in the appliance

     The file is replaced in the appliance.

   • A file or directory that does not exist in the appliance The file or directory is created in the appliance. We can put these new files and directories in an existing non-root directory or add a new directory in the root. We cannot delete a top level directory after we create it.

   1. Select Manage > Import Zip.
   2. Click Browse.
   3. Browse to the file we want to import.
   4. Click Open.
   5. Click Import.

3. When we edit or import template files, the appliance displays a message there are undeployed changes. If we finish the changes, deploy them.

   For more information, see Deploying pending changes.

Parent topic: Template files