What Is a Template File and How Is It Used

Metastorm

The information in this article applies to:

Product: ProVision
Version: 5.x 6.x
Platform: All

Issue

• What is a template file and how is it used?

Discussion

• Definition
  Template files (.pvt files) are used to associate a customized modeling language with a .pvw file. If no template file is in place, the default Enterprise Architecture (EA) modeling language is used.

• Saving the Template File

  1. Open a notebook and activate the desired modeling language.
  2. From the menu bar click File --> Save As --> Template File.
  3. Choose the name and destination of the file.
  4. If you would like to set this as the default choose Yes when prompted.

• Activating a previously saved .pvt file

  1. From the menu bar go to Tools --> Preferences (or press shift+F11).
  2. Click the File/Save tab.
  3. Under File Operation, check Use the following template for newly created .pvw files:.
  4. Click the ellipsis button (…) to select the previously saved template file.
  5. Click OK.

• Note that any changes to the modeling language that should be included in the template file will require repeating the process.