# Text Management

## How to Derive a Text Instance from a Text Template

| ### What to do:
| A text instance can only be derived from a text template in the status Released.
| Text templates can also be created independently from a text template (Start> Text Management > Instances) and then be assigned to a text template later. This example describes how a text instance is derived from a text template.
| Select Start> Text Management > Text Template. The mask Text Template is opened.
| Select the text template TXT-001 and change the status to "Released".
| In the context menu click Create Instance. The Text Instance Editor is opened.
| Alternatively, it is possible to derive a text instance from a text template, by clicking on the tab Instances and creating a new text instance in Insert mode.
| Enter the following data in the respective fields:
Field name | Description | Data
Instance Id |  | INS-001
Instance Name | Name of text instance. | cable color
Template ID | Is entered automatically when deriving a text instance from a text template. You can also select another text template from the selection menu which is assigned to the same category. | TXT-001
Template name | Is filled in by the system automatically. | —
Text | Template text of the selected template from which the instance is derived; is filled in automatically. | —
| To enter a placeholder value you can either assign a value manually or select a glossary entry:
Manually | Glossary
Enter value directly in the field - the placeholder text in the text field is updated automatically when clicking in the Text field. | Click on the Ref button and select a value from the glossary. The value is entered automatically in the text instance mask and and the template text filled in automatically.
| To save the entry click .
| Text instances can only be edited in the status "In Work". They can be deleted in the status "In Work" or "Inactive".
| In the Text Template mask click on the Instances tab and check if your Instance is listed.