Apply Template

The Apply Template tool applies a so-called Simplebim template to the model. Simplebim templates is the old way of defining data processing rules in Simplebim. A template is a structured Excel file that contains rules for different kinds of data processing tasks.

The primary reason to use this tool is, if you are an old Simplebim user and you already have templates defined, and you want to use them in dataflows, instead of recreating the rules with dataflow technology.

Learn more about how to use templates from their own documentation.

Settings

Template File

Defines the full path and name of the template file.

Template Variables

Defines the variables to be used in the templates. Defining the variables is optional.

The variables that are passed to the template in the format: VAR1=VALUE1|VAR2=VALUE2...

In the template, use the syntax %NAME% anywhere, and the name of the parameter is replaced with the value of the parameter. This reduces the number of template files you have to create because you can make a generic template that you configure with parameters.