About searching for a template or type

To create a study object from a template, find the template in the Libraries Browser and copy it to a study. To narrow your Libraries Browser search, you can select categories that limit the search.

You can select one or more of the following categories, which are automatically applied to templates and types, to narrow your search.

Searching for a category type in the Libraries Browser

Category type	Where the categories appear in the Categories tab of the Libraries Browser
Template categories	Template categories appear below Automatically Generated > Template.
Type categories	Type categories appear below Automatically Generated > Types: Item—User-created items and System Library types, including Integer Item, Text Item, Float Item, Compound Item, and Date Time Item. Primitive Type—Items that are installed with the Central Designer application, including Integer Variable, Text Variable, Float Variable, Compound Variable, and Date Time Variable.

Category type

Where the categories appear in the Categories tab of the Libraries Browser

Template categories

Template categories appear below Automatically Generated > Template.

Type categories

Type categories appear below Automatically Generated > Types:

Item—User-created items and System Library types, including Integer Item, Text Item, Float Item, Compound Item, and Date Time Item.
Primitive Type—Items that are installed with the Central Designer application, including Integer Variable, Text Variable, Float Variable, Compound Variable, and Date Time Variable.