Replace or Append Template

Replace or Append Template

Allows users to replace or append templates through a CSV file.

Columns

Required =✅ Optional= X

Description

Supported Values

Columns

Required =✅ Optional= X

Description

Supported Values

ClientId

The columns of clientid, clientname, matterid, mattername are required, OR leave these out of the CSV and put uniquemetadataids in.

 

ClientName

The columns of clientid, clientname, matterid, mattername are required, OR leave these out of the CSV and put uniquemetadataids in.

 

MatterId

The columns of clientid, clientname, matterid, mattername are required, OR leave these out of the CSV and put uniquemetadataids in.

 

MatterName

The columns of clientid, clientname, matterid, mattername are required, OR leave these out of the CSV and put uniquemetadataids in.

 

UniqueMetadataIds

X

Set the Unique IDs in one column. Add a separate column for each id.

Use this if you don’t include clientid/clientname/matterid/mattername.

String -

E.g. ClientId, MatterId

systems

The external system

Enum. E.g. imanage, netdocuments

Template

Name of the template to add structure to the existing workspace

String -

Template Id

Job

Set the Job name.

String -

To Replace: ReplaceTemplate

To append: AppendTemplate

DeleteEmptyFolders

X

Allows a user to delete empty folders when appending or replacing a template.

Boolean, True or False

Server

✅for replace template

Use this to distinguish which server to replace the template on.

String- iManage Production

Database

✅for replace template

Distinguish which database to replace the template with.

String: Production

WorkspaceName

✅for replace template

Set the name of the workspace. This is used to find the workspace to change the template on.

String: MyWorkspaceName

Important:

  • The Append Template process will delete all the non-required and empty folders from the old template, and it will create the folders of the new template.

  • The Replace Template process will replace the template and folder structure of the workspace. This process will delete all the empty folders created from CAM and it will create all the folders from the new template. All folders that include documents will remain same. 

Samples

File

Description

Last Updated

File

Description

Last Updated

Use this to append a template. This contains required fields only.

8/7/2025

 

Use this to replace a template. This contains required fields only.

8/7/2025

 

 

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