Template Builder User Guide
Version 1.1.1 | Published January 22, 2018 ©
Using the Template Builder
This section will explain the user interface of the Template Builder and how to use it.
In addition to a brief overview of the user interface below, the following topics are explained in more detail:
Open a Template
Template Builder is a tool for editing and customizing existing templates. When started, Template Builder will automatically open the Open Template dialog where existing templates available within the Pilot system are listed.
In the Open Template dialog, find the desired template by selecting CONCEPT and TAGS. The template search can be narrowed down by searching for the template name in the Type to filter... field at the top.
Main User Interface
The main user interface is divided into three main windows.
(1) The Template Builder Window
(2) The Fill In Form
The Preview Window (3) provides snapshots of the graphics with content. The preview snapshots provide the user with an idea of how the graphics will look like when played on air and are updated as changes are being made in the Fill In Form (2). In the Fill In Form the user fills in/edits content for the graphics. The field information, exposed fields, and layout in the Fill In Form can be customized by the user in the Template Builder Window (1).
Open
The Open button, 
, is located in the toolbar at the top of the Template Builder window. Clicking it or pressing CTRL + O on the keyboard opens the Open Template dialog allowing opening another existing template available within the Pilot system. If there are unsaved changes in the template that was open before the Open button was clicked, Template Builder will ask whether these changes should be saved before opening a new template.
Save
The save button, 
, is located next to the open button. Clicking it or pressing CTRL + S saves the changes made to an open template in the Template Builder. The updated template will overwrite the existing template in the Pilot Data Server.
Restore
The restore button, 
, will undo all changes since the last save.
About
Clicking the Template Builder logo 
in the top left corner of the application takes the user to the about page.
Here is information about software version, link to local documentation and link to third-party licenses.