Create template from project

Last update: February 28, 2025

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You can create templates when you save an existing project as a template.

After you save an existing project as a template, you can use the new template to create new projects. This simplifies and expedites the project creation process.

NOTE

When saving a project as a template, the actual dates of the tasks and of the project do not save for the template.

A template and its tasks do not have actual dates, but rather an indication of which day (from when the future project might start) a task might start and on which day the task might need to complete. When using templates to create the future projects, the projects will receive actual dates. For information, see Create a project.

Access requirements

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan*	Any
Adobe Workfront license*	Plan
Access level configurations*	Edit access to Templates Note: If you still don't have access, ask your Workfront administrator if they set additional restrictions in your access level. For information on how a Workfront administrator can modify your access level, see Create or modify custom access levels.
Object permissions	View or higher permissions to a project You obtain Manage permissions to the template after you create it For information on requesting additional access, see Request access to objects.

*To find out what plan, license type, or access you have, contact your Workfront administrator.

Create template from project

Go to the project that you want to save as a template.
Click the More menu , then Save as Template.

Specify the following information for the template:

Name	Specify a name for the template.
Description	Provide a description for the template.
Is Active	Select from the following options: Yes: Other users can find the template and attach it to projects. No: Other users cannot find the template and cannot attach it to projects.
Custom Forms	Use the drop-down list to select any custom forms to attach to the template. If any custom forms have already been associated with the project, all of the data fields from those custom forms are displayed. You can include up to 10 custom forms on a single template.

Click Manage Forms to remove or reorder the forms. For information about how to remove and reorder custom forms on the template, see Custom forms.
Click Next Step.
In the Options section, select the checkbox beside any information you want to clear from the template.
Click Next Step.
In the Exclude section, select any tasks that you want to exclude from the project.
Click Finish and Save Template.

Your template now appears in the list of available templates and can either be attached to an existing project or used to create a new one.

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