EPC templates

The EPC's appearance is generally determined by the data specified in the file EPK_settings.properties. The global settings specified in that file are valid for all optional imported templates in the EPC view, unless they are overwritten with different specifications for the individual templates in the XML configuration file.

You can store additional user-specific settings as EPC templates in an XML configuration file. If you import this file with the runppmconfig command line program, the settings from the EPK_settings.properties file are overwritten if the import file contains the corresponding specifications. If an XML template does not include specifications for particular keys that are specified in the settings file, the corresponding values from the settings file are used when this template is used in the EPC view.

You can overwrite all settings from the settings file with the corresponding specifications in the XML configuration file to be imported. You can also use the configuration file to specify additional settings for your EPC view, e.g., displaying model attributes. When using an XML template in the EPC view of PPM, you can temporarily overwrite the settings from the file <client>_epctemplate.xml with the data you specify in the Display options dialog. Unless you save them as a Favorite, these are only effective for the duration of the current analysis. The file <client>_epctemplate.xml is located under <installation directory>\ppmmashzone\server\bin\work\data_ppm\custom\<client>\xml.

You can export the templates currently saved in your database to a local XML file using runppmconfig. It is not possible to modify templates using the PPM user interface; you must manually edit the templates as required and re-import the modified XML configuration file using the command line. The import process is performed automatically in replace mode, i.e., all templates in the database are first deleted and the new or modified templates are then imported. 

Warning

Assign a different name to each template you create in the XML configuration file. If you import several templates with the same name, only the last EPC template imported is written to the database.

By default, the information in the settings file is used to create the Default template. You can adapt this template to your requirements using a corresponding template in the XML configuration file. You must name this template Default. Any missing specifications in the default template are always supplemented with the required specifications from the settings file to ensure completeness. The Default template passes on its settings to all other templates in the EPC view, unless these are partially or fully overwritten by different specifications in the template used.