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Vita Builder: What propagates when a linked template is created?

When a linked template is created, it is expected to inherit changes from all templates above it in the hierarchy. Some changes should not be inherited. This article describes the expectations around propagating unit level, hierarchical templates.

 

Propogation Rules

  • Propagation only applies to Linked Institutional Templates. Personal and Unlinked templates do not inherit any changes.
  • Propagation proceeds through the entire hierarchy of linked templates. 
    • For example, if there are 3 levels of linked templates created, then a change to the top level (Level 1) would be expected to carry through all templates in its hierarchy (Level 2 and Level 3).
  • Not everything propagates. 
  Template Level Section Level
What Does Propogate
  • Shown/Hidden sections
  • Duplicate sections
  • Deleted sections
  • Template-level styling
  • Order of sections
  • Chronological Sorting
  • Content to display (FC)
  • Show/hide subtype (Scholarly Contributions)
  • Show/hide activity classification
  • Show/hide faculty classification
  • Grouping
  • Show/hide publication status (Scholarly Contributions and Grants)
  • Show/hide table columns (Display style - Tabular) 
  • Section-level styling
What Does Not Propogate
  • Vita name/description
  • Template-level display settings (“Edit General Information”)
  • Section name/description
  • Display style
  • Numbering
  • Show description
  • Show journal metrics
  • Display Link to Attachment

Will not propagate due to scope limitations rather than specific requirements

  • Order of activity classifications
  • Order of faculty classifications
  • Order of subtypes (Scholarly Contributions)
  • Order of publication status (Scholarly Contributions and Grants)
  • Order of table columns (Display style - Tabular)
 

 

 

 

 

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