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Templates Pane

The Templates Pane displays the templates found in the forward engineering template file that are available for editing, which includes in-place editing of the template name. When you double-click a template, you add the template content to the Template Source pane. The Templates Pane includes the following six template categories:

• Create Templates

  Contain the syntax Create <Class Name> where <Class Name> is the metadata name for the object.

  Template Example: Create Entity

• Alter Templates

  Contain the syntax Alter <Class Name> for <Purpose> where <Class Name> is the metadata name for the object, and <Purpose> is a short description of the type of alteration.

  Template Example: Alter Attribute

• Drop Templates

  Contain the syntax Drop <Class Name> where <Class Name> is the metadata name for the object.

  Template Example: Drop Attribute

• Insert Templates

  Contain the syntax Insert for <Purpose> where <Purpose> is a short description of the type of insertion.

  Template Example: Insert Columns For Data Preservation

• Clause Templates

  Allow a reusable piece of source code to be in a standalone template that is invoked from other templates. They contain the syntax Clause: <Purpose> where <Purpose> is a short description of the use for the clause.

  Template Example: Clause: Specify Owner

• Miscellaneous Templates

  Represent a category of templates that do not conform to any of the naming schemes (Create, Alter, Drop, Insert, or Clause).

  Template Example: Generate Entity

Note: For more information about metadata object class names, see the CA ERwin Data Modeler Metamodel Reference Guide.