# Import templates

> See, test, rename, duplicate and delete the saved templates that tell Vestis how to read your techpack, measurement and SKU and barcode Excel files.

Source: https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/import-templates/

An **import template** is how Vestis remembers the layout of one of your Excel files. The first time you import a file in a new layout, Vestis asks a few questions and saves your answers as a template. The next file in the same format goes straight to review. The **Import Templates** page lists every saved template so you can check it, test it, rename it, copy it or delete it.

**Where to find it:** Library → Import Templates

**Requires:** permission `VIEW_PRODUCT,UPDATE_PRODUCT`

> [!NOTE]
> **Import Templates** only appears in the menu when at least one Excel import is turned on for your brand. Each kind of template shows only while its own import is on: **Techpack**, **Measurement** and **SKU & barcode list**.

To learn how to import a file and create a template in the first place, see [Import from Excel](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/excel-import/).

## What the page shows

Each template is a card with:

- its **name**;
- a badge for its kind: **Techpack**, **Measurement** or **SKU & barcode list**;
- the date it was last updated;
- a short list of what the template reads, for example the style fields it fills, the sheet and starting column of the materials table, how colours are named, and the size chart sheet and unit.

At the top right there are buttons to start an import straight from this page:

- **Import techpacks** when the techpack import is on and you can create styles.
- **Import SKUs & barcodes** when the SKU and barcode list import is on and you have the permissions it needs.

If you have no templates yet, the page says "No import templates yet" and explains what to import first, for example "Import a techpack once and Vestis saves how it reads your file as a template." If no import is turned on, it says "Importing from Excel isn't turned on for this brand."

## Test a template on a file

Testing shows what a template would read from a file. Nothing is saved.

1. **Open the actions menu**
   Click the three dots on the template card. The menu needs the permission to update products.

   

2. **Click "Test on a file"**
   The **Test "template name" on a file** dialog opens.

   

3. **Drop in a file**
   Drop an .xlsx file in the box, or click it to choose one. Vestis shows "Reading the file...".

   

4. **Read the result**
   The dialog lists **What this template found**. For a techpack template it also shows the size chart that was found. For a measurement template it shows the style code, style name, unit and the number of measurement cards found, and which sheets were left out and why. For a SKU and barcode list template it shows the sheet, how many rows have a code, and the first rows split up.

   

5. **Click "Close"**
   Click **Close** when you are done.

> [!TIP]
> If a SKU template says "We couldn't find the GTIN and code columns in this file. Check it's the same kind of list.", the file is not in the layout the template expects.

## Edit a template

Click the three dots, then **Edit**. A dialog titled **Edit "template name"** opens with the sample file the template was made from, and the same questions you answered when you set the template up. Change an answer and click **Save changes** (**Save** for a SKU and barcode list template). **Cancel** closes the dialog without changing anything. If you changed something and close, Vestis asks you to confirm before it discards your edits.

If a template has no sample file, the dialog says "This template has no sample file. Upload one to edit it." and gives you a box to upload one.

## Rename or duplicate a template

1. **Open the actions menu**
   Click the three dots on the template card.

2. **Pick "Rename" or "Duplicate"**
   **Rename** opens **Rename template**. **Duplicate** opens **Duplicate template** with the name pre-filled as the original name followed by "copy".

   

3. **Enter the name**
   Type the name in the **Name** field. The button stays disabled while the name is empty.

4. **Click "Save" or "Duplicate"**
   The button reads **Save** for a rename and **Duplicate** for a copy.

## Delete a template

1. **Open the actions menu**
   Click the three dots on the template card.

2. **Click "Delete"**
   The **Delete template** dialog asks: "Delete "template name"? Files already imported with it are not affected. This cannot be undone."

   

3. **Confirm**
   Click **Delete**, or **Cancel** to keep the template.

> [!WARNING]
> Deleting a template cannot be undone. The next file in that layout starts the setup questions again.

## Related

- [Import from Excel](https://docs.vestislabs.com/collection-style/excel-import/)
- [Digital library overview](https://docs.vestislabs.com/library/digital-library-overview/)