This tutorial is for the new, online project designer. The tutorial for the Desktop Designer is available here .

Template Point

Learn how the template point can be used and see it in action with the sample projects.

What is the Template point?

The Template point is used for convenience to repeat a set of points multiple times inside a project. This can save time in creating and maintaining projects by only having to create a group of points once and using a Template point to control how many times the points are repeated. The Template point can also be used as a data source for a Timeline point or Grid point . The Template point is a simple and flexible alternative to using the Sub Project point and can be used to improve the maintainability of projects.

Key Features

  • Convenient way to manage multiple points that need to be repeated within a project.
  • Quick and easy to reconfigure the number of occurrences.
  • Repeated points are generated with unique, numbered names which are easy to identify in reports.

Configuration and Settings

See below for details on each of this point's properties.

Template point web properties

Template Settings

Select a Template

This allows you to select a page from your project that will be converted into a Template Page . While the page is being used as a Template Page it cannot be used as a normal page in the project.

Create a New Template

This allows you to create a new Template Page using the Template Editor .

Number of entry pages

This sets how many pages will be generated from the template. For example, when set to 3 it will create 3 usable entry pages based on the template. When using the Template Point as a data source for a Grid point or a Timeline point , this will create 3 entry pages for those points.

Show entry pages on current page

When enabled, each of the entry pages will be displayed on the current page. This is recommended when using a Template point to simply replicate points multiple times. This is not recommended when using Template point with an associated point such as Grid point or a Timeline point .


Template Editor

The Template Editor works much the same as when editing a normal page in your project. You are able to add points and tools to the page in the same way. To return to the main designer, click the Close Template button to close the editor.

Template point web editor

Sample Projects

This sample demonstrates how a Template point can be used to conveniently copy and repeat a group of points within a project.


Sample Projects
You can download the sample project for this tutorial or import the projects directly into your account.