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Release: Australia · Updated: 2026-04-07 · Official documentation · View source

Retire or archive a template

Move a published slice template to a Retired or Archived state when the template is no longer in use. When you retire a template, you can't use it in a service specification.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_prd_pm.product_catalog_admin

About this task

After you retire or archive a template, you can't do the following actions:

  • Update the template
  • Use it to create other template entities such as template characteristics and template characteristics options

Procedure

  1. Open CSM Configurable Workspace.

  2. Navigate to List > Templates > All.

    A list of templates is displayed.

  3. Open the template that you want to retire and select Retire.

  4. Open the template and select Retire.

    A dialog box appears with the following message: Are you sure you want to retire this template? Once you retire it, you can't make changes to it.

    If the template is being used in a published specification, the following message appears: Are you sure you want to retire this template? It's used in one or more published specification.

    Do one of the following actions:

    • To skip the retirement of this template, select Cancel.
    • To retire this template, select Retire.
    • Archive this template by selecting Archive.

    A dialog box appears with the following message: Are you sure you want to archive this template?

    Do one of the following actions:

    • To skip archiving this template, select No.
    • To archive this template, select Yes. Note: You can only archive a retired template.