What is a macro and template?
Macro’s are keywords the system will recognize and replace with appropriate material. These range from simple name fill-in to the more complex addition of user interface widgets. A brief list is as follows: M-SERIES – Dropping in words and phrases; L-SERIES – Dropping in urls and links; LST-SERIES – Drops in generated lists of elements such as the realms list on the portal; and W-SERIES – Drops in a user widget such as a drop-down menu, text area and such. Note: Some older templates do not make use of this precise naming scheme, however their function should become clear upon examination. Templates are areas of text which contain macro and are expanded to form into a finished end product. There are two sets of templates. Ones which reside in the ‘Templates’ section of the administrative section and are considered major templates independent of other attributes. Lastly templates under ‘Attributes’ combined with others similar and will generally always begin with ‘Tmpl.’ These work the s
