Templates
Reusable, dependency-closed setup chains for repeating configuration patterns.
Configuration templates
An Organizational Configuration Template packages a dependency-closed setup chain for reuse. The name is deliberate: it disambiguates these from contract templates, and they are separate from Replicable Contract Format, which reuses agreement shape for Contract authoring rather than setup readiness.
How It Works
A template is a subset of an organization's configuration instance plus template metadata, and its export must include the full prerequisite chain for the selected target artifact — partial-chain export is invalid under the standard. Import enforces O2A version compatibility, conflict detection, no silent overwrite, and referential integrity. Replicable Contract Format is a separate Contract concern: it is contract-authoring reuse and plays no part in setup readiness.
Statements
- An Organizational Configuration Template exports a dependency-closed Configuration Artifact chain.
- An Organizational Configuration Template includes template metadata.
- Template export includes the full prerequisite closure.
- Template import uses version compatibility checks, conflict handling, explicit overwrite decisions, and referential-integrity validation.
- A Replicable Contract Format is contract-authoring reuse, not a Configuration Artifact template.
- A Replicable Contract Format does not participate in setup readiness.
Why It Matters
Configuration follows a dependency graph, so a reusable configuration export is only safe if it is dependency-closed. Templates make repeating setup patterns reusable without ever exporting a partial chain that would land an importing organization in an invalid configuration state.
Related
- Instances — the configuration instance templates are subsets of.
- Dependencies — the closure templates must preserve.
- Replicable Contract Format — the separate Contract-side reuse mechanism.