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Working with Running Sessions
Session Management 12-57
Figure 12-50 Saving the Session as a New Template
Note You can modify certain parameters (see Table 12-5 on page 12-19) and save any session you create.
The default name you use for the session in the Session properties dialog box (see Figure 12-15 on
page 12-19), determines how the session is recognized in the Active System Manager archive.
2. Click the Name field and enter a name for the Template.
Do not use the original name. Enter descriptive text in the Description field. The current state of your
work is saved to a new file in the archive and the original Template is not modified.
3. Optional. Click the Description field and enter a description for this Template.
4. Click the Option field and select one of the following asset tag options:
• Save all resources as specific resource instances—Saves the current state of your network. All
asset tags, that were assigned when the Template was realized, are saved in the Template. The next
time the Template is realized, the exact same equipment is used. Resources that were authored “by
resource type” in the Template are now “by asset tag”.
• Save all resources as generic resource types—Removes all asset tags from the Template, even
from resources that were authored “by asset tag”.
• Save resources as originally authored—Keeps the “by asset tag” or “by resource type” setting of
the resources as it was in the original Template.
5. Select an archive option:
• Select the Public button to make this Template available to all Active System Manager users.
• Select Private if you do not want anyone else to access it.
6. Click the Keep existing history details check box to carry the existing notes to the new Template.
Deselect the check box to clear all existing notes. The default is for the check box to be enabled.
7. Click OK to save the session as a Template.
The watermark in the session editor changes its states during the process of saving.