Data That Is Included in or Excluded from Space Templates

Article Number:04078

This page describes what is included in space templates and what is excluded from them.

Data That Is Included in Space Templates

A space template includes only one existing space. The following settings and data are included in space templates:

  • Space template name
  • Space template description
  • Setting that specifies whether to enable multiple threads
  • Cover Photo
  • Space body and thread bodies
    • Formatted text, images, and attachments are also included.
    • An attached app is included only when it is an in-space app in the base space of the template.
  • Thread names
  • Related apps & spaces
    • A link is included only when it refers to an in-space app in the base space of the template.
  • In-space app
    • A space template includes the same information as that an app template includes. Some app settings are not included in the template. For details, refer to Settings That Are Not Included in App Templates.
    • A Lookup or Related Records field is included only when the field references an in-space app in the base space of the template.
      If a referenced app is not an in-space app in the base space of the template, the template creation fails with an error.
    • Records in apps are not included.
  • App actions
    • An app action is included only when it is designed to copy data to an in-space app in the base space of the template.

Data That Is Not Included in Space Templates

The following settings and data are not included in space templates:

  • Setting that specifies whether a space is public or private
  • Setting that specifies whether the space is a guest space
  • Created by, Updated by, Created Datetime, and Updated Datetime values of the space and threads
  • Created by, Updated by, Created Datetime, and Updated Datetime values of in-space apps
  • Members of the space, and followers of threads
  • Thread comments
  • Records and settings of in-space apps
    App settings that are excluded from app templates are also excluded from space templates. For details, refer to Settings That Are Not Included in App Templates.
  • The following settings related to external apps*1:
    • External apps*1 that are attached to the body of the space or threads.
    • Actions whose destination fields are set to an external app*1
      *1: "External apps" means any apps that are not in the space from which the template is being created.
  • The following data and settings of the body of the space or threads:
    • Attached periodic reports
    • Mentions
      The link is removed, but the text remains.
  • Attachments larger than 20 MB
  • Thread actions