New in version 2.1.
OpenPLM 2.1 introduces a new feature: document templates.
Templates are suggested at document creation. If a template is selected, its files are copied when the document is created.
Templates are documents. That means they have a lifecycle and they are managed like other documents. They can be revised or deprecated. In fact, templates are just documents with a special lifecycle.
Only official templates are suggested when a document is created.
It was already possible to duplicate a document by using the clone feature. But when a document is cloned, its attributes are copied. If a template is cloned, the copied name and group would certainly be inaccurate.
Moreover, the template implies a different workflow. A user starts by creating a document and it directly sees that it can use a template.
get_creation_form() adds a template field to a creation form if:
- the type is a Document type which accepts file
This field is hidden if (one of the conditions):
- the creation follows an upload (pfiles parameter set)
- no official templates of the given type exit
- the template argument is set to False
This is a ModelChoiceField which accepts a null value.
The Document model has a new foreign key, template which identifies the template used at creation time. This field can be null (the default).
A new type of lifecycle, Lifecycle.TEMPLATE is available (database value: 4).
These lifecycles must have, at least, a draft, an official and a deprecated states
