Topics covered in this article include:

• Introduction
• Downloading a Template for Local Use
• Uploading a Template for Community Use
• Updating a Shared Template
• Removing a Shared Template

Related topics include:

• Create and Manage QA Templates and Schedule Configurations
• Create and Manage Custom Tests

Introduction

QA templates are defined sets of tests that can customized and scheduled for the machines in your organization. These can be edited to fit the QA test regimen your clinic performs. You can create custom sets of tests to meet any institutional, local, or international standard. Templates allow for streamlined standardization across multiple machines.

Templates can also be shared across the user community.  If you have a template that you think can be valuable to the community at large it can uploaded to the Template Library for other users to download. Templates shared in the Template Library can be viewed and evaluated. Templates, or individual tests within a template, that fit your organization's needs can be copied and saved to your account.

Only physicist administrators and account owners have the permissions to share and view shared templates. Template sharing can be disabled for an account by contacting Image Owl at support@imageowl.com.

To manage your QA Templates click the QA Templates link in the Manage page.

From the Templates page select the Template Library button.

The Shared Templates will be displayed:

Templates are organized by most recently uploaded. Whole templates or individual tests are filterable by a search term in the template name, description, machine description, institution, or uploader.

Downloading a Template for Local Use

To download a template from the shared templates, click on the desired template on the Shared Templates page. This will open the Download Template page:

Take the following steps to complete the download:

1. In the right hand pane, deselect any undesired sections or tests.
2. Read and click the disclaimer checkbox. 
3. Click the Download button.
4. Edit the template settings on the Edit QA Template page and click the Save button.
5. Edit the selected tests and sections on the Edit QA Template page and click the Save button.

Note that if you download a test with the same name of a pre-existing test, the downloaded test name will be appended with a (1) in the first occurrence. Subsequent occurrences will increment the number in parenthesis. 

For more information and help on steps 4 and 5 see the article Create and Manage QA Templates and Schedule Configurations.

Sharing a Template for Community Use

To share a template:  click the QA Templates link in the Manage page and click the Share button next to the desired template. 

This will open the Share QA Template page:

Take the following steps to complete the download:

1. Verify or edit the institution name as desired.
2. Verify or edit the name of the person uploading the template as desired.
3. Verify or edit the upload date.
4. Verify or edit the template name. We highly recommend descriptive template names to ease search. 
5. Add a machine description. Specifications on machine manufacturer and any relevant configurations relating to the template.
6. Add a description with specifications to ease search functions. 
7. Read and click the disclaimer checkbox. 
8. Click the Download button.

Updating a Shared Template

To update a shared template:  edit the template in the Manage Templates page, share it, and confirm in the the popup dialogue that you wish to continue. You will be taken to the Share QA template page where you can proceed to share the template. For more details see Uploading a Template for Community Use.

Removing a Shared Template

To remove a template from the Template Library:  click the QA Templates link in the Manage page, select the Template Library button, and click the Remove button to the right of the template to be removed. 

Only templates uploaded by the user will display the Remove button.