User's Manual

Working with Templates
11-38 Active System Manager User Guide, Release 7.1
4. Select a manufacturer from the existing list and click OK.
5. Right-click the component and select Add Interfaces to display the Add Interface dialog box;
Figure 11-18.
Figure 11-18 Add Interface
6. Select the interface type and specify the count. To display all interface types, click the Show All
Interface Types check box.
7. Click OK.
Note To update the properties for the resource and its interfaces, see Figure 11-5 for definitions.
Adding Resource Instances
To add a resource instance to your Template, select a method to locate a resource instance to drop in your
working Template:
• Click the Resource Instances view, on the Active System Manager toolbar, click the Search field, enter
the resource’s name or asset tag, and click the Search icon.
• Click the Search icon to locate a resource instance.
Note If you add resource instances to your Template by dragging and dropping them on to the Template
editor, you must drag and drop the resources individually, one at a time.
Note Only managed resource instances can be added in a Template. You can set your filter in the Resource
Instances view accordingly. For filtering details, see the “Filtering” section on page 1-12.
The Resource Instances view displays all types of resource instances, but you are only allowed to author
the managed resources. The Outline and Properties views update to reflect what displays in your
Template editor. When you click a resource instance on the Template editor, a different set of properties