### README for Provisioning Templates

- Provisioning Templates - Overview
- Examples - Overview

Provisioning Templates - Overview

Provisioning Templates are parameterized XML files, used to gather the various inputs : inventory, network, user input, and flexible updates of the network inventory database. Provisioning Templates simplifies service provisioning and enables rapid development of service provisioning applications. Flexible template driven approach minimizes development for specific applications and allows easy customization of provisioning functions after deployment. This will allow end customer administrators to configure templates to suit their specific service, network and data needs.

Example Overview

The example templates provided under <Web NMS Home>/provisioningtemplates directory, gives you a good idea of building the various types of templates used for specific operating needs. The detailed explanation of each of these templates is discussed in the help documentation section. The example templates are as follows.

- ATM_Virtual_Connection.xml
- CrossConnect.xml
- IPRoutingConfiguration.xml