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About the Test Templates Page

To access this page, click Inventory > Active Assurance > Test Templates.

Test templates enable you to create customized Test templates and reuse these templates while creating Tests. Test templates eliminate the need to manually configure Task parameters and metrics evaluation criteria each time you create a Test. Instead, you can select an existing Test template and run a Test.

You (superusers or network administrators) can use the Test Templates page to view a list of Test templates in your organization. In addition, you can create, clone, and delete Test templates and edit the name, tags, and description of a Test template.

Tasks You Can Perform

You can perform the following tasks on the Test Templates page:

  • View the list of Test templates—You can view the list of all the Test templates in your organization. Table 1 describes the fields on the Test Templates page.

  • View the details of a Test template—You can select and view the details of a Test template. You can either click More > Detail or hover over the template and click the Detailed View icon. The Test Template Details pane appears on the right side of the page displaying the details.

    Click the Close (x) icon to close the pane.

    You can also click a Test-Template-Name to view the selected template on the Measurement Designer page. From the Measurement Designer page, you can edit the Test template details and save it as a new template.

  • Create a Test template—You can create a Test template as described in Create a Test Template.

  • Clone a Test template—To clone a Test template:

    1. Select the Test-Template that you want to clone.

    2. Click the Clone button on the top-right corner of the page.

      You are redirected to the Edit Test (Observability > Active Assurance > Measurement Designer) page where a new template is displayed in the edit mode. The template name is displayed in Clone Test-Template-Name format.

    3. Edit the template as desired, and click Save.

      A message is displayed confirming that the Test template is saved successfully, and the Test template you have cloned is listed on the Test Templates (Inventory > Active Assurance > Test Templates) page.

  • Edit a Test template details—To edit a Test template:

    1. Click the Edit (pencil) icon on the top-right corner of the page.

      The Test Template Details pane appears on the right side of the page displaying the Test templates overview details.
    2. Edit the Name, Description, and Tags by using the using the Edit (pencil) icon.

    3. Click Save.

      Once you save, the updated details are displayed on the Test templates overview details pane.

  • Delete a Test template— To delete the Test template:

    1. Click Delete (trashcan) icon on the top-right corner of the page.

      A message is displayed asking for your confirmation to delete the template.

    2. Click Yes.

      A message confirms that Paragon Automation has successfully deleted the Test template and you are redirected to the Test Templates (Observability > Active Assurance > Tests) page.

  • You can also perform the following tasks on this page:

    • Sort, resize, or re-arrange columns in a table (grid).

      Note:

      Sort functionality does not work for Created By, Updated By, and Tags.

    • Show or hide columns in the table or reset page preferences, using the vertical ellipsis menu.

    • Filter the data displayed in the table—Click the filter icon (funnel) and select whether you want to show or hide advanced filters. You can then add or remove filter criteria, save criteria as a filter, apply or clear filters, and so on. The filtered results are displayed on the same page.

    For more information, see GUI Overview.

Table 1: Fields on the Test Templates Page
Fields Description

Name

Displays the name of the Test template that you specified when you created the Test template.

Description

Displays the description of the Test template that you specified when you created the Test template.

Tags

Displays the tags you have configured for the Test template in the key:value format.

A tag is a key-value pair in which the key signifies a category for which you configure a value. The value is an identifier for the category.

Examples of key-value pairs are device and device name (edgedevice:acx7000), site and site name (site:bengaluru).

Created

Displays the date and time when the Test template was created. The timestamp is displayed in the following format: Month DD, YYYY, HH:MM:SS AM/PM.

For example, Jun 16, 2024, 4:29:52 PM.

Last Updated

Displays the latest date and time when the Test template was last updated. The timestamp is displayed in the following format: Month DD, YYYY, HH:MM:SS AM/PM.

For example, Jun 16, 2024, 4:29:52 PM.

Created By

Displays the username (e-mail address) of the user who has created the Test template.

Updated By

Displays the username (e-mail address) of the user who has updated the Test template.