In Collibra 2024.05, we launched a new user interface (UI) for Collibra Data Intelligence Platform! You can learn more about this latest UI in the UI overview.
Use the following options to see the documentation in the latest UI or in the previous, classic UI:
Template settings include general settings for the entire template itself, as well as specific settings for each page and field within the template. To open the template settings, on the Template Designer tab of the template, in the header, click 
or 
. This opens a sidebar containing context-specific settings. That is, the settings shown in the sidebar depend on whatever is currently in focus. For example, if you clicked a Checkbox field on the canvas, the sidebar shows settings related to the Checkbox field. If you then click the page itself, the sidebar updates to show settings related to the page. At any point, if you want the sidebar to show the general settings related to the template, you can click .
The following table describes all the template settings.
| Setting | Shown for | Description |
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| Name | Template |
Name for the template. Note This appears in an assessment.
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| Description | Template |
Description for the template. |
| Asset Type | Template |
Determines which asset type is associated with the template. For more information, go to Asset type in a template . |
| Governance | Template |
Determines if an assessment conducted using the template creates an Assessment Review asset and triggers the Assessments Approval workflow. For more information, go to Governance in assessments. |
| Auto Number Questions | Template |
Determines if the fields in the template are automatically numbered. |
| Pages | Template |
Options to add pages, change their order, and delete pages. |
| Page title | Page |
Name for the page. Note This appears in an assessment.
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| Page description | Page |
Description for the page. Note This appears in an assessment.
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| Make the page visible if | Page | Conditions for when the page should appear in an assessment. |
| ID | All fields |
ID of the field. This is set by default, but you can edit it. |
| Name | All fields except Text |
Actual question or statement presented in an assessment, for example, Have you identified all Controllers? |
| Description | All fields |
Description for the field. Note This appears in an assessment.
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| Visible | All fields |
Determines if the field is shown in an assessment. |
| Required | All fields |
Determines if the field requires a response to complete or submit an assessment. |
| Placeholder | Single-Line Text Box, Multi-Line Text Box, Rich Text Box |
Filler text that is shown in the field until users enter a response. |
| Show the Comment Box | Checkbox, Radio Button, Yes/No, Yes/No With Reason |
Determines if a free-text box is available for users to enter a comment pertaining to the question. |
| Show the "Other (describe)" Option | Checkbox, Radio Button |
Determines if an additional option is shown. When users select the additional option, a text box appears for them to enter a comment pertaining to the additional option. |
| Score | Yes/No, Yes/No With Reason |
Weighted score to the field. This setting is used in conjunction with the Score Threshold and Assessment Template settings. For more information, go to Working with scores and decisions. |
| Score Threshold | Decision |
Value at or above which the accompanying Decision field returns the value Yes. This setting is used in conjunction with the Score and Assessment Template settings. For more information, go to Working with scores and decisions. |
| Assessment Template | Decision |
Template to use for the assessment that should be conducted if the value in the Score Threshold setting is reached. This setting is used in conjunction with the Score and Score Threshold settings. For more information, go to Working with scores and decisions. |
| Options | Checkbox, Radio Button | Options to add, edit, reorder, and delete the items. |
| Asset Types | Asset Picker |
Determines which asset types are associated with the asset picker. For more information, go to Asset picker. |
| Include Child Asset Types | Asset Picker |
Determines if child asset types of the asset types you selected are also associated with the asset picker. For more information, go to Asset picker. |
| Asset Status | Asset Picker |
Determines which asset statuses are associated with the asset picker. For more information, go to Asset picker. |
| Allow Multiple | Asset Picker |
Determines if users can select only one asset or multiple assets in the asset picker. This setting is used in conjunction with the Asset Types setting. For more information, go to Asset picker. |
| HTML Markup | Text |
Rich text for showing in an assessment. You can use this field to add rich text within the pages. |
| Expression | Expression | Expression that defines thresholds for showing a specific message based on the scores obtained from certain fields. For more information, go to Expression. |
| Logic | All fields |
Conditions for the active field. For more information, go to: |
| Copy Response to Assessed Asset | All fields except Panel, Decision, Text, and Expression | Copies the user's response in the associated field to the selected characteristic of the linked asset. For more information, go to Copy response to asset . |
Template settings include general settings for the entire template itself, as well as specific settings for each page and field within the template. The Properties section on the Template Designer tab contains context-specific template settings, which are based on whatever is currently in focus.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| General | |
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Name
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The ID of a question. This property is applicable only to questions, not pages. |
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Score
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The score allows you to give weighted importance to questions. This property is used in conjunction with the Score threshold and Assessment template properties described in this table. For more information, go to Working with scores and decisions. |
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Title
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The title of the template, page, or question. The title of a question is the actual question or statement put forth in the assessment, for example, "Have you identified all Controllers?" |
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Description
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A description of the template, page, or question. |
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Governance
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Determines if an assessment conducted using the template creates an Assessment Review asset and triggers the Assessments Approval workflow. For more information, go to Governance in assessments. |
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Auto number questions
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Determines whether or not the questions in your template are automatically numbered in the order they are arranged in the building area. |
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Is visible?
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Determines whether or not the question is visible during an assessment. |
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Is required?
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Determines whether the question is optional or mandatory, when conducting an assessment. |
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Input placeholder
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Allows you to enter text that appears in a text field. The text is overwritten when the user enters text in the field. |
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Has comment
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Determines whether or not a free-text field is available, allowing users to enter a comment pertaining to the question. |
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Comment text
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Text that accompanies a free-text field that is available to users if you enable the Has comment property. |
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Score threshold
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The value at, or above which, the accompanying Decision question returns a Yes value. This property is used in conjunction with the Score and Assessment template properties described in this table. For more information, go to Working with scores and decisions. |
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Assessment template
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The template to use for the assessment that should be conducted if the value in the Score threshold property is reached. This property is used in conjunction with the Score and Score threshold properties described in this table. For more information, go to Working with scores and decisions. |
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Choice |
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Has other Item
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Allows you to select the value Other and add free-text clarification. |
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Logic |
Allows you to define the logic for the selected question. For more information, go to: |