Template

Location in GUI: Design » CLI Templates

Diagram

Classes

projects (catalyst_center.templates)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
dayn_templates	List	`[dayn_templates]`	No

dayn_templates (catalyst_center.templates.projects)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
name	String		Yes
version	String		No
description	String		No
language	Choice	`JINJA`, `VELOCITY`	No
device_types	List	`[device_types]`	No
software_type	String		No
software_version	String		No
variables	List	`[variables]`	No
tags	List	String	No
management_device_ips	List	String	No
containing_templates	List	String	No
composite	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
redeploy_template	Choice	`ALWAYS`, `NEVER`, `ON_CHANGE`	No

device_types (catalyst_center.templates.projects.dayn_templates)

Name	Type	Mandatory
product_family	String	Yes
product_series	String	No
product_type	String	No

variables (catalyst_center.templates.projects.dayn_templates)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
name	String		Yes
field_name	String		No
required	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
data_type	Choice	`STRING`, `INTEGER`, `IPADDRESS`, `MACADDRESS`, `SECTIONDIVIDER`	Yes
hint_text	String		No
additional_info	String		No

Examples

Example 1: Day-N template configuration for ongoing network management using JINJA templating language to create access list templates targeting Catalyst 9300 series switches:

catalyst_center:
  templates:
    projects:
      - name: Project_DayN
        description: Project_DayN
        dayn_templates:
          - name: access_list_template
            description: Access List Template
            language: JINJA
            composite: false
            device_types:
              - product_family: "Switches and Hubs"
                product_series: "Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches"
            software_type: IOS-XE

The content of the template must be stored in the templates/ directory inside a JINJA file, with the file name matching the template name:

access_list_template.j2

## Access List
ip access-list standard 20
10 permit 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255
20 permit 20.0.0.0 0.0.0.255

Example 2: Onboarding template configuration for initial device provisioning using JINJA templating to automate Day-0 configuration deployment on Catalyst 9300 series switches:

catalyst_center:
  templates:
    projects:
      - name: Project_Onboarding
        description: Project_Onboarding
        onboarding_templates:
          - name: onboarding_template
            description: Onboarding Template
            language: JINJA
            composite: false
            device_types:
              - product_family: "Switches and Hubs"
                product_series: "Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches"
            software_type: IOS-XE

Example 3: Composite template configuration combining multiple individual templates into a single deployable unit for complex ACL configurations targeting Catalyst 9300 series switches:

catalyst_center:
  templates:
    projects:
      - name: Project_DayN
        description: Project_DayN
        dayn_templates:
          - name: ACL_COMPOSITE
            description: ACL COMPOSITE
            language: JINJA
            composite: true
            device_types:
              - product_family: "Switches and Hubs"
                product_series: "Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches"
            software_type: IOS-XE
            containing_templates:
              - ACL_41
              - ACL_42

Templates content:

ACL_41

ip access-list standard 41
10 permit {{acl_ip_address}} 0.0.0.255

ACL_42

ip access-list standard 42
10 permit {{acl_ip_address}} 0.0.0.255

Example 4: Network profile template assignment demonstrating how to associate Day-N templates with switching network profiles for automated deployment across multiple sites:

catalyst_center:
  network_profiles:
    switching:
      - name: SDA SWITCH PROFILE
        dayn_templates:
            - ACL_COMPOSITE
        sites:
          - Global/United States/Golden Hills Campus/Sunset Tower
          - Global/United States/Lakefront Tower/Windy City Plaza
          - Global/United States/Oceanfront Mansion/Art Deco Mansion
          - Global/United States/Desert Oasis Branch/Desert Oasis Tower

Example 5: Device-specific template deployment showing how to deploy composite Day-N templates directly to individual devices with template-specific variable assignments:

catalyst_center:
  inventory:
    devices:
      - name: EDGE01
        fqdn_name: EDGE01.cisco.com
        device_ip: 192.168.30.64
        serial_number: FOC2644021A
        pid: C9300-24P
        state: PROVISION
        dayn_templates:
          composite:
            - name: ACL_COMPOSITE
              variables:
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 21.21.21.0
                  template_name: ACL_41
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 22.22.22.0
                  template_name: ACL_42

Example 6: Template redeployment strategies demonstrating different approaches to template lifecycle management on network devices:

6a. Always redeploy template configuration regardless of content changes:

catalyst_center:
  inventory:
    devices:
      - name: EDGE01
        fqdn_name: EDGE01.cisco.com
        device_ip: 192.168.30.64
        serial_number: FOC2644021A
        pid: C9300-24P
        state: PROVISION
        dayn_templates:
          composite:
            - name: ACL_COMPOSITE
              redeploy_template: ALWAYS
              variables:
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 21.21.21.0
                  template_name: ACL_41
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 22.22.22.0
                  template_name: ACL_42

6b. Conditional template redeployment only when template content changes:

catalyst_center:
  inventory:
    devices:
      - name: EDGE01
        fqdn_name: EDGE01.cisco.com
        device_ip: 192.168.30.64
        serial_number: FOC2644021A
        pid: C9300-24P
        state: PROVISION
        dayn_templates:
          composite:
            - name: ACL_COMPOSITE
              redeploy_template: ON_CHANGE
              variables:
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 21.21.21.0
                  template_name: ACL_41
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 22.22.22.0
                  template_name: ACL_42

The redeploy_template flag can be applied both at the template level and at the device level:

When defined under a template, it controls how that specific template is redeployed across all devices that use it.

When defined under a device, it controls redeployment of all templates assigned to that device.

This lets you choose whether to consistently redeploy a single template to many devices, or redeploy every template on a specific device.

Example 7: Template-level redeployment when content of template changes, affecting all devices that use this template:

catalyst_center:
  templates:
    projects:
      - name: Project_DayN
        description: Project_DayN
        dayn_templates:
          - name: ACL_COMPOSITE
            description: ACL COMPOSITE
            language: JINJA
            redeploy_template: ON_CHANGE
            composite: true
            device_types:
              - product_family: "Switches and Hubs"
                product_series: "Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches"
            software_type: IOS-XE
            containing_templates:
              - ACL_41
              - ACL_42

Example 8: Device-level redeployment when content of template changes, including both composite and regular templates:

catalyst_center:
  inventory:
    devices:
      - name: EDGE01
        fqdn_name: EDGE01.cisco.com
        device_ip: 192.168.30.64
        serial_number: FOC2644021A
        pid: C9300-24P
        state: PROVISION
        dayn_templates:
          redeploy_template: ON_CHANGE
          composite:
            - name: ACL_COMPOSITE
              variables:
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 21.21.21.0
                  template_name: ACL_41
                - name: acl_ip_address
                  value: 22.22.22.0
                  template_name: ACL_42
          regular:
            - name: ACL_BLOCK
              variables:
                - name: interface
                  value: GigabtEthernet1/0/1