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Edit an Interface Template

Edit an interface template to change the way all interface names and descriptions appear in the NFA console when the template is selected.

Follow these steps:

1. Display the Interface Templates page in the NFA console:
   1. Select Administration from the NFA console menu.

      The Administration page opens.

   2. Select System: Templates from the Administration page menu.

      The Interface Templates page opens.

2. Select the template from the list at the top of the page.
3. Click Edit.

   A confirmation message opens.

4. Click OK.

   The contents of the Interface Name and Interface Description fields become editable.

5. Specify the interface template settings:
   • Interface Name: Text and/or properties that comprise the names of interfaces in the NFA console.
   • Interface Description: Text and/or properties that appear as the description of interfaces in the NFA console.

   Define both settings with properties from the list in the topic about creating a template:

6. Click Update.

   The contents of the fields are updated and are no longer editable.

   The interface names and definitions are displayed in the NFA console almost immediately. The CA Performance Center views that use the template reflect the changes at the next synchronization, which occurs automatically within 5 minutes.

7. (Optional) Review the results of changing the template. For example, review the new labels on Interface pages and on the Enterprise Overview page.