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Required Contents of Files Used to Create a Context Template
When creating a context template from the Templates table using the new template icon , you must supply a file containing the content of the template. The input file can be just the business XML file if no additional content is needed or it can be a ZIP (or JAR) file that has both the business XML file and other content files named in the XML file.
The input file you provide in the create operation is not the same as the file used for importing. For a create operation, you can use a file that you manually create; however, PTC recommends that you always start with a business XML file that you have either downloaded or located in the Windchill installation directory. If you do use one of the Windchill load files as your starting point, PTC recommends that you do not modify the ENTITY tags in the file nor modify the content of any of the XML files referenced in the ENTITY tags.
The following sections describe the contents of the files you can use as input when you create context templates using the new template icon .