5.6.2    Administrate templates

After configuring settings on the PDF tab, you can save these in a template. A template gathers settings for a PDF signature in order to select certain PDF signature settings in a fast and easy way. All templates created here are available in the signing dialog in the "Options" step. The "Template" button opens a selection list with the following possibilities.

·     List of template names: On top of the selection list all existing templates are listed be name. If you click on the name of a template the settings in the PDF tab are switched the settings saved in the template.

·     Save: If you select "Save" a new dialog window is opened. You can enter a new template name in this dialog for settings you want to save as template, see next figure. Click on "OK" after entering a template name. The name is then selectable in the list of template names. Select a mnemonic name for the template to refer to the configuration that is saved in the template.

Enter template name

Figure 20: Enter template name

·     Administrate: Selecting the entry "Administrate" opens a new dialog window. Here you can delete, import, or export templates.

-      Delete: If you want to delete a template click on the template's name and then click "Delete". You have to acknowledge a security query and then the template is deleted.

-      Import: You can import templates that were previously created with Governikus DATA Boreum. The "Import" button opens a file chooser dialog. Select the directory that contains the template. A template has the suffix signpdf_tmpl. After the import the template is ready to use for signing PDF files.

-      Export: You can export templates, e.g. to offer templates for other users of Governikus DATA Boreum.

Attention

Attention: While saving a template with an image only the path and the file name are saved. If you export a template with image to make it available for other persons save the image on a server that is accessible for all those persons.

Administrate templates with example template names

Figure 21: Administrate templates with example template names