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Commands on the Templates tab

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The Templates tab:

  • Displays a list of available templates that you can use to create new group policy objects (GPOs).

  • Provides a shortcut menu with commands for creating a GPO based on a selected template, managing templates, and displaying reports for templates.

  • Displays a list of the groups and users who have permission to access a selected template.

Because a template can't be altered, templates have no history. However, like any GPO version, the settings of a template can be displayed with a settings report or compared to another GPO with a difference report.

Note

A template is an uneditable, static version of a GPO for use as a starting point for creating new, editable GPOs.

Right-clicking the Group Policy Objects list on this tab displays a shortcut menu, including whichever of the following options are applicable.

Control

Command Effect
New Controlled GPO Create a new GPO based on the selected template. The option to deploy the new GPO to the production environment of the domain is provided. If you don't have permission to create a GPO, you're prompted to submit a request. This option is displayed if no GPO is selected when right-clicking in the Group Policy Objects list.

Reports

Command Effect
Settings Generate an HTML-based or XML-based report displaying the settings within the selected GPO.
Differences Generate an HTML-based or XML-based report comparing the settings within two selected GPO templates.

Template management

Command Effect
Set as Default Set the selected template as the default to be used automatically when creating a new GPO.
Delete Move the selected template to the Recycle Bin. If you don't have permission to delete a GPO, you're prompted to submit a request.
Rename Change the name of the selected template.

Miscellaneous

Command Effect
Refresh Update the display of the Group Policy Management Console to incorporate any changes. Some changes aren't visible until the display is refreshed.
Help Display help for Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM).