Template

Overview of templates

Template helps you build messages in a concatenated form by value through concatenation characters. For example: $aaa@$bbbb@$asdadas@$ccccc

This section explains how to manage templates in LLQ Service Visualization:

• Create a new template
• Update a template
• Active a template
• Delete a template

Create a new template

To create a new template on the system, do the following:

Step 1: Click on the settings icon on the right corner of the screen and select Template

Step 2: In tab Template config, click the Add Template button

Step 3: Enter all necessary information correctly and completely into the Save form. The template will be added to the list of created templates

Description of information fields:

Field Name	Mandatory	Format	Constraints	Description
Template name	Yes	Textbox	Template name must be unique	Template name is displayed in the list
Description	No	Textbox		Detailed description for the template

Step 4: Enter additional information needed for the template:

Description of template information fields:

Field Name	Mandatory	Format	Constraints	Description
Template name	Yes	Textbox	Template name must be unique	Template name is displayed in the list
Description	No	Textbox		Detailed description for the template
Character	Yes	Textbox		Character that separates values
Template	Yes	Textbox		Sample message sent

Step 5: Enter parameter information and press submit. The system updates the parameters for that template

Description of parameter information fields:

Field Name	Mandatory	Format	Constraints	Description
Parameter name	Yes	Textbox	Parameter names must be unique	Parameter name used in the template
Type	Yes	Combobox	Text or number	Data type of parameter

Step 6: Click the generate button to generate a sample message from the parameters

Step 7: Click the submit button to save

Update a template

To update a template on the system, do the following:

Step 1: Click on the name of a template you want to update or press the icon       on the created template information and select Edit

Step 2: Update information as instructed in steps 4 to 7 above

Active a template

After being activated, templates can be used as templates for sent messages

To activate a template, do the following:

Step 1: Completely update the required information for the template: Template Name, Description, Character, Template

Step 2: Press the icon       on the created template information and select Active

• With templates in current state Active

Click on the name of a template you want to update or press the icon       on the created template information and select Inactive. The system will change the template status to Inactive and the user can perform guided updates with the template in state Inactive above

Delete a template

• For templates that have not been activated (Status Inactive): Press the icon       on the created template information and select Remove

• For templates that have been activated (Status Active):

Step 1: Press the icon       on the created template information and select Inactive

Step 2: Press the icon       on the created template information and select Remove