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Convert a Resource Definition into a Resource Template

You can convert a resource definition into a resource template to facilitate future definition of similar resources. After you are satisfied that a resource definition is working correctly, you can convert the definition into a template.

To convert a resource definition into a resource template

1. Use the Copy action to create another copy of the definition.
2. Change the system name on the General Description panel to $TEMPLAT, and specify the version of the $TEMPLAT image into which you want to copy the definition in the Database Version field.
3. Name the template on the General Description panel.
4. Replace the resource names on the other definition panels by one of the following:
   • &ZRMDBNAME if the name field is not of fixed length
   • Less-than signs (<) if the name field is of fixed length with left justification—this typically occurs in the message text
   • Greater-than signs (>) if the name field is of fixed length with right justification—this typically occurs in the message text

   Note: Keeping the name length to less than the maximum number of characters enables you to easily recognize the fixed length name fields in a message. For example, a seven-character name is displayed with an extra space in an eight-character fixed length field.

5. Replace the ampersand (&) in front of a variable by the underline character (_).
6. File the definition. Any associated availability map and processes are also copied if they do not exist already in the specified $TEMPLAT system image.