# Data Templates

## Creating a Data Template

Click on "Data Templates" in the side bar.

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Then click on the + button and enter a name for the data template.

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## Setting up the Data Template

Hover the data template you want to set up and click on the Edit icon.

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From there your side bar should be expanded with different sections necessary to set up your data template.

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### Once created, Data Templates can be:

* **Edited** - by clicking on the edit icon, you will enter the main configuration screens
* **Cloned** - copying a previous data template into a new version
* **Downloaded** - exporting the data template files which creates a standard set of .csv files.

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### Next Steps

Now that you created your data template, now you need to configure it with specific data models for the scenatios to work correctly.

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