Create management pack templates

This article provides an overview of creating management pack templates. Use the following procedure to create and modify management pack templates.

Create a management pack template

To create a management pack template, follow these steps:

1. Start the Operations console with an account that has Author credentials in the management group.
2. Open the Authoring workspace.
3. In the Authoring navigation pane, right-click the Management Pack Templates node, and then select Add Monitoring Wizard.
4. Select the management pack template that you want to create, and then select Next.
5. Follow the instructions for the template that you selected. You can use the links in the table above to access this content.

Edit an existing management pack template

To edit an existing management pack template, follow these steps:

1. Start the Operations console with an account that has Author credentials in the management group.
2. Open the Authoring workspace.
3. In the Authoring navigation pane, expand the Management Pack Templates node.
4. Right-click the template to edit and then select Properties.

View the elements created by the management pack template

To view the elements created by the management pack template, follow these steps:

1. Start the Operations console with an account that has Author credentials in the management group.
2. Open the Authoring workspace.
3. In the Authoring navigation pane, expand the Management Pack Templates node.
4. Right-click the template to view, select View Management Pack Objects , and then select the kind of element that you want to view.

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