Parameter Templates - Editing Templates
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Introduction to Parameter Templates
A Parameter template is a grouping of settings that can be applied in bulk to devices of the same type. They are separated into 2 categories, namely Admin and System parameters. Admin parameters are device connectivity settings and System parameters are device operational settings.
To create and set Parameter templates please visit Device Manager - Getting Started
Editing Parameter Templates
Once created and applied you may need to alter the Parameter template to apply the required changes to a collection of devices.
To edit a Parameter template please follow the below steps:
- Select a device that already has the Parameter template applied to it, edit the settings as required and save the settings.
- Use the new settings on the device to create a new Parameter template
- Apply this Parameter template to the devices you want to effect the changes on
- Delete the old Parameter if it is obsolete.
As you may have noted we effectively do not edit templates but rather create a new template and apply it across all the required devices. This is a deliberate decision to minimize confusion.
- If we change a template name/settings, we can become confused if multiple users have access to Device Manager
- Should the changes be applied to all devices currently on the template, or not?
In both cases keeping templates fixed avoids any potential errors.