The Template feature allows authors to make one, or multiple documents, all having a uniform appearance. A well pre-formatted template can prescribe very specific content, structure, formatting and prompt for minimal requirements. They provide reproducible consistency and continuity of style and are time-saving in that users personalize a standard, ready-made document.
Creating a document template is the same as creating a regular document except that the Type field is set to Template.
Note: We recommend saving templates as In Progress, even if the template is in its final form. If it is set to Active, the published version may be found by users , which may be confusing.
When you click on the New Doc link in the Documents tab, you will be led to a screen called Creating a New Document.
If you have not created a Template yet, you will see No templates defined or available in the Template dropdown menu.
The image below shows the Creating a New Document screen. The Template field only has one option in the dropdown menu, "No templates defined or available".
However, if you have created a template, you can access it by clicking on the down arrow next to the Template field dropdown menu. Choose the appropriate template.
While the screen still says Creating a New Document, the fields that were pre-formatted with data in the template you selected will automatically populate the fields of the New Document.
Best Practices: click on the Save Change button or the Submit button to assign this New Document its own, unique Document ID number immediately. Once the New Document is saved, using either method, the screen will now read, Editing Document XXXXXX. (e.g. the New Document will prominently display the Document ID number).
Continue to edit the document as per your KB Site's workflow.