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title: "BigTemplate configuration"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/BPEdc/2533622283/BigTemplate%20configuration"
format: markdown
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## About configuring BigTemplate

Once you install BigTemplate, you can discover a list of pre-defined templates available in **Jira Administration** >** Manage apps** >** BigTemplate configuration **>** Templates**.

Depending on where you will use your templates, there are two different labels:

- **GANTT **is used to export data from the Gantt module in BigPicture.
- **WIDGET **is used to export data directly from Jira issues. All templates created with the **Widget** label are visible on the Jira issue page.

## Security and access

There are two locations where you can access and configure your templates.

- **Jira project **> **Project settings** >** BigTemplate **>** Templates.** Only Jira administrators can access this page.
- **BigPicture **>** Box configuration **>** General **>** Exporting**. Jira administrators and Box administrators can access and manage the Gantt templates.

## Templates management

You can perform the following actions on your Gantt and Widget templates:

- Add new templates
- Add existing templates (only for templates used in BigPicture)
- Edit existing templates
- Delete templates
- Restore pre-installed templates

![Screenshot of BigTemplates configuration and actions available on templates.](media://d0f0e85d-fe64-45f4-818e-cd747d4a42aa)

### Add new templates

As presented above, adding new templates from a few locations is possible.

> ℹ️ The supported file formats for **Widget **templates are *.csv, *.docx, *.doc, *.xlsx, *.xls, *.odt.
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ The supported file formats for **Gantt** templates are *.csv, *.xlsx, *.xls, *.odt.

To add a new template:

1. Go to **Jira Administration **>** Manage apps **>** BigTemplate configuration **>** Templates**.
2. Click on the **Upload template** button in the top right corner.
3. Complete the following fields:
  1. **Module visibility **-** **define if your template will be used to export data from the Gantt module in BigPicture (Gantt) or to export data from Jira issues (Widget).
  2. **Template name **- complete a name for your template.
  3. **Description **- provide additional information about your template.
4. Attach a file.
5. Check the **Set as global** **template** if you want the template to be visible globally.
6. When ready, click **Upload**.

When you set a template as global, a Gantt template will be added to the Box configuration in BigPicture, while a Widget template will be visible on the Jira issue page. Gantt templates not marked as global can be added anytime using the **Add existing template **option.

![Screenshot of uploading a template on the BigTemplate configuration page.](media://df503ff9-faec-42e8-a76b-de9e5a341b40)

> 📝 Adding *.mpp and *.mpx file templates is currently impossible.

### Add existing templates

The **Add existing template** option allows you to:

- Add templates available in the **BigTemplate configuration** section but not assigned to a specific box yet.
- Add templates that you previously excluded from the list of templates for a particular box and that you want back here.

![Screenshot of Export templates settings and actions available on the box configuration page.](media://508de83a-b0df-4f2d-9546-42e14512aa45)

### Edit existing templates

To change existing templates:

1. Go to **Jira Administration **>** Manage apps **>** BigTemplate configuration **>** Templates**.
2. Click **Edit** next to a template.
3. Modify a template.
4. When ready, click **Save**.

![Screenshot of editing an existing template from the BigTemplate configuration page.](media://6c1d6c81-4443-4206-9c24-4fccb1a4a872)

### Delete templates

To delete a template:

1. Go to **Jira Administration **>** Manage apps **>** BigTemplate configuration **>** Templates**.
2. Click **Delete** next to a template.
3. Once you confirm, a template is deleted permanently.

![Screenshot of deleting a template from the BigTemplate configuration page.](media://c41f19d6-472f-4a5f-9dff-6a3ae67c0976)

You can also exclude a Gantt template from the Box configuration, but remember that it will only be removed from the list of templates for this particular box.

![Screenshot of deleting a template from the box configuration page.](media://79044cbd-638d-4c24-a597-c56ca7a15ed7)

### Restore pre-installed templates

To restore pre-installed templates: 

1. Go to **Jira Administration **>** Manage apps **>** BigTemplate configuration **>** Templates**.
2. Expand the **More actions … **menu.
3. Click **Restore pre-installed templates**.
4. Once you confirm, all pre-installed templates are restored.

This action does not delete any of your existing templates.

![Screenshot of restoring a pre-installed template on the BigTemplate configuration page.](media://a34ec57a-517a-4954-a170-796c18492d7b)

## License 

License information can be found in the *License *tab of App Configuration.

![image-20250819-121149.png](media://af235cd0-0d08-452f-8262-78bfb4955c1d)