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3.6.6 Editing an existing template

From the Workplace Services Express Template Library, we can also modify an

existing template. To do this, click one or more of the icons to the right of a

particular template in the list. By default, the supplied templates with Workplace

Services Express are locked by the administration account. This lock can be

overridden by the administrator (or template owner) by clicking the Unlock icon

on the right side of the template name. Now that the template is unlocked, you

can modify the page layout of the template.

Viewing and editing a template

To customize a template or view details about it, click the template name. This

launches the Template Editor, which provides tools for you to customize a

template.

Setting template roles

As you customize a template, you need to decide who can create applications

based on this template and who can modify all or parts of the template. Template

roles refine the access granted through the Workplace user policy. Click the Key

icon to set the template roles, as shown in Figure 3-66.

Figure 3-66 Template Roles page

Change Owner

Click the Change Owner button to open a Directory Search window that enables

you to choose a name from the directory to become the new template owner.

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Template roles

Click either the Template Editors link or the Template Users link to open a list

of names assigned to each. In Figure 3-67, we clicked Template Users to see the

list of names authorized to create new applications from this template.

Figure 3-67 Template Users

Click the Add button to open the Directory Search window. We can then search

for additional users in the directory and add them. Click OK in the Directory

window and Done in the Template Users page to add a user to the list of

template users.

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Figure 3-68 Searching for and adding users

Close Template Roles

Click the Close Template Roles button to return to the Template Library.

Exporting a template

After you customize a template, you can export it as an XML file. Click the Export

icon to the right of the template listing to open a File Download window, where

you can pick a file name and path to save the file to a local disk. After a template

is saved as an XML file, it will be available for use by others (that is, for importing

into another Workplace Services Express or Workplace Collaboration Services

server).

Deleting a template

Deleting a template permanently removes it from the template list. You must be

the template owner or a Workplace Services Express administrator to delete a

template. Click the Delete icon to the right of the template listing to delete and

confirm this action.

Tip: For more information about building components for IBM Workplace, see

Building a Component for IBM Workplace, REDP-3952, available at:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp3952.html