Sharing templates

Use the Import templates toolbar button to import templates in XML format. You can edit the XML in the XML contents section of the Template view. The template displays in the following general XML format.

<template name= >

<description></description>

<section name= >

<description></description>

<action></action>

</section>

<section name= >

<description></description>

<action></action>

</section>

</template>

To import a template
  1. Click Tools > Distribution > OS Deployment.
  2. On the toolbar, click the Import templates button.
  3. Type the path and file name of the XML file in the Import file box, or click Browse and select the file. Click Import. This imports the template into the My templates folder.

The file is saved as an .xtp (XML template page) file.

To export a template
  1. Click Tools > Distribution > OS Deployment.
  2. Select Public or My templates or one of their subgroups.
  3. Double-click a template. In the Template view, click XML.
  4. Click Export. Select the location you want to save the template to, and click Save.

The file is saved as an .xtp (XML template page) file. If you are exporting a template containing UTF- only characters, the title will not display correctly in Internet Explorer. The non-displayable characters in the template title will appear as underscores. You can change the template title through the Save As dialog box.

To view a template's XML code
  1. Click Tools > Distribution > OS Deployment.
  2. Select Public or My templates or one of their subgroups.
  3. Double-click a template. In the Template view, click XML.
  4. You can view or edit the XML code for the template. To save changes, click Save changes. Click OK to close the Template view.