Automatic Templates

Automatic templates can be configured to apply a preconfigured template anytime a certain Parser, Reader, or Data Source configuration is used.  This can be useful when you always want to apply a set of filters to a known configuration.  For example, LogViewPlus uses automatic templates internally when associating Rules with parser configurations. 

Automatic templates are specific to a named parser configuration.  If your target parser configuration does not have a reference name defined, it will not be available for Automatic Template configuration.  Application settings must be saved after changing or adding a parser configuration reference name.

Current Templates

The grid view shows all known template configurations.  The mapping used is simply a named template to a named parser configuration.  Only pre-saved templates will be available when creating the mapping.  Note that LogViewPlus may create an automatic template behind the scenes if you have associated a Rule with a parser configuration.

When generating an automatic template, LogViewPlus traditionally captured the template configuration as a snapshot. Now, by checking Use Latest, you instruct the automatic template to maintain a live link to the original template definition. Any future updates or improvements you make to the source template will be immediately applied everywhere the automatic template is used, drastically reducing maintenance.

Add / Delete

The Add and Delete commands are used to manage the list of current templates.