HP Device Manager 4.6 Administrator Guide

Creating and editing task templates
A set of standard ’blank’ task templates belonging to different categories are all listed in the Task
Templates tab of the task pane. The names of standard templates begin with the _ (underscore)
character, for example: _File and Registry.
To create or edit a task template:
1. Double-click an existing template in the Task Templates tab of the task pane, or right-click a
template then select Properties from the pop-up menu.
2. Specify your requirements for the template using the options available. To clear a value of the
target device, leave the corresponding field for that value blank on the template.
3. When you have finished defining a new template, click the Save as button and enter a name for
the new template.
4. Click OK. The new template will be created and its name will appear in the Task Templates tab
of the task pane.
Adding a template to the Favorites
To make it easier to locate templates that are used frequently, you can add them to the Favorites as
follows:
1. Right-click on the name of the template in the Task Templates tab of the task pane.
2. Select Add to Favorites from the pop-up menu.
The icon for the selected template will change to the favorites icon
. You can sort the columns by
icon to have your favorite templates listed above other templates.
Importing and exporting task templates
You can import or export task templates to share between HPDM systems.
To export task templates:
1. Right-click the template to export and select Export.
2. If one or more of the selected templates utilizes payload files, you will be asked if the payload
files should also be exported. If you choose to export payload files, the HPDM Console will
download them from the Master Repository.
3. Enter the name of the template.
4. Select the destination of the exported file.
5. Click Export to export the template(s). Templates with payload files will be exported as ZIP files;
otherwise the exported template will be an XML file.
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