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Working with Templates
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Adding Provisioning Parameters Using CSV
The Active System Manager software allows you to drag and drop resources in Template editor. Along with
the resource types, the properties of each resource type are also loaded in the Properties panel of the
Template editor; see Figure 8-10.
Figure 8-10 Properties Panel
In the Properties panel, the Provisioning parameters of dragged and dropped resources are loaded from the
CSV file, called “provisioning_attributes.csv”, These parameters exist in the form of input field definitions
in the CSV. The Active System Manager administrator inputs these provisioning parameters according to
the rules set for the CSV field definitions into the Active System Manager software.
Note In case you open the existing template, the missing Provisioning parameters of resource types
contained therein, are uploaded in the Properties panel from the CSV file.
The Provisioning parameters display in a tree structure in the Properties panel, as grouped in the CSV file;
see
Note The Provisioning parameters in the CSV file are grouped on the basis of the key parameter.
Figure 8-10.