Description of Image diagram_template_lifecycle

This image shows the life cycle of a template. You can Import a template to the Unpublished or Published state. Similarly, you can Export a template from either state. When you Create a template, it is in the Unpublished state, but you can then Publish it. You can Edit or Clone a Published template to make a copy of the template in the Unpublished state. You can Create a Stack only from a template in the Published state.