Templates Page

Use the Templates page to manage templates.

To access this page:

In Data Workbench, display the Data page.
Select View Templates in the page toolbar.

In this topic:

Available Templates
Template Details
Tag Panel
Create Load File Dialog

The Templates page offers options to:

View, edit and delete templates
Create load files from earlier recordings
Import templates from other users or from Quadrate
Export templates to send to other users or to Quadrate to aid in support issues

Commands

	Icon	Description
	Create Load File	Opens the Create Load File dialog to create a load file using the selected template in the Available Templates panel.
	Edit Template	If you created the template then you also have the ability to edit the template with the BDC Template Editor or GUI Script Template Editor. Only the creators of the templates are allowed to edit them.
	Delete Template	Delete the selected template from the System. If this template is public and it is deleted all users will no longer be able to use the template.
	Import Template	Imports a previously saved Data Workbench template. The file extension for saved templates is QUploadTemplates. The file contains the template structure in a non-text proprietary format.
	Export Template	Exports a template to a file with a QUploadTemplates extension. The file contains the template structure in a non-text proprietary format.

Available Templates

This panel shows you all the currently available templates with name and description that was entered during the recording of the transaction. If you created the template, you also have the ability to edit the template with the Template Editor. The type of template is indicated by the template icon:

	Icon	Description
	BDC Template	Indicates that the template is of the BDC Template type.
	Looped Template	Indicates that the template has at least one loop.
	BAPI / RFC Template	Indicates that the template is of the BAPI/RFC template type.
	Shared Template	Indicates that this is a shared template.
	GUI Script Template	Indicates that the template is of the GUI Script template type.

Template Details

Tab	Description
Description	Displays the description of the template, the date that the template was created and the user that created it.
Details	Displays additional details about the template. The Details Tab displays the transaction code and the recording options used for the template.
Fields	Displays the name and description of each field in the template.
Documentation	Contains any documentation downloaded from the SAP system.

Tag Pane

Displays the tag folder structure that can be used for increased management and organizational purposes. Access to specific tags depends on the permissions that have been assigned to your user ID. Tags can be managed in the Manage Tags page. User permissions can be managed by an administrator or in the User/Group Management Page. Click on a tag to display only templates associated with the tag. Drag and drop a template to a tag to assign the template to the tag.

Create Load File Dialog

Field List Display

Displays a list of all the fields in the selected template along with their Name, Description, and whether the field is required. The required flag is set to true for all fields in a BDC template as there is no way to know exactly which fields are required. If you know the field is not required you can deselect it before creating the load file. The list allows you to select exactly which of the fields should appear in the load file that will be generated.

Button	Description
Select All	Checks all the fields in the template.
Select Required	Checks all the fields in the template that are required to perform the transaction.
Deselect All	Unchecks all the fields in the template

File Type

Selects which type of Load File to create.

Looped Template Options

Option	Description
Create Multiple Sheets	Check this option if you would like to create a multi-line load file using multiple sheets. The sheets will be related by a ID Columns.
Create Single Sheet	Check this option if you would like to create a multi-line load file using a single sheet. Single sheet load files can only be created for templates with one loop.