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title: Part Templates
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## Part Templates
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There are various purposes for using Part Templates, among them:
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* Template parts can hold information that can be re-used across "Variants", a template part could be useful for creating a base variant of an assembly which can be derived from, with BoM changes for instance.
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* Variants can be used as "manufacturing variants" where the variant dictates a particular configuration which a customer can order: a variant might determine the particular options that come with a part, like harnesses, enclosure, color, specs, etc.
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"Variants" parts will reference the "Template" part therefore explicitly creating and showing direct relationship.
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They also allow you to do special things like:
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* **Serial Numbers**
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Parts that are linked in a template / variant relationship must have unique serial numbers (e.g. if you have a template part Widget, and two variants Widget-01 and Widget-02 then any assigned serial numbers must be unique across all these variants).
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* **Stock Reporting**
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The "stock" for a template part includes stock for all variants under that part.
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* **Logical Grouping**
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The template / variant relationship is subtly different to the category / part relationship.
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### Enable Template Part
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Any part can be set as "Template" part. To do so:
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1. navigate to a specific part detail page
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0. click on the "Details" tab
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0. locate the part options on the right-hand side
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0. toggle the `Template` option so it shows green / slider to the right:
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{% with id="enable_template_part", url="part/enable_template_part.png", description="Enable Template Part Option" %}
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{% include 'img.html' %}
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{% endwith %}
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### Create Variant
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When a part's [*Template option*](#enable-template-part) is turned-on, "Variants" of this part can be created.
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To create a variant, navigate to a specific part detail page, click on the "Variants" tab then click on the "New Variant" button.
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The `Duplicate Part` form will be displayed. Fill it out then click on <span class="badge inventree confirm">Submit</span> to create the variant.
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