Create a template item condition

task brazil Updated Sep 4, 2026 2 min read create-task-plan-template-item-condition.md
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Create conditions for a template item after the template item has been created. These conditions determine when a template item is created when the task plan template is applied.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_task_plan.admin or sn_task_plan.creator

About this task

You can create conditions for template items after the items have been created and the Template Item Conditions tab appears on the Template Item record.

By default Advanced is unchecked, you select one of the following:

  • The same table as the Target record in the task plan template.
  • The parent template item's table.

When Advanced is selected, this field instead lists tables that share the reference selected in the Base table mapping field.

You can also delete a condition by selecting the condition in the Template Item Conditions list and then selecting Delete to remove the item from the list..

Procedure

  1. Navigate to All > Task Plan Templates > Draft Task Plan Templates.

  2. Select a task plan template record number to display the record.

  3. Select the Template items tab.

  4. Select a template item record.

  5. Select the Conditions tab.

  6. Select New.

    The template item condition record opens in a new tab. The Template item field displays the number of the parent template item.

    For more information about these fields, see Template item condition form.

  7. Select the Advanced check box to instead configure the condition on a table that shares a reference with the target table or parent template item table, rather than on that table directly.

    When Advanced is selected, the Condition table field lists tables that share the reference selected in Base table mapping field. Three additional fields appear and are mandatory: Base table, Base table mapping field, and Condition table mapping field.

    A Change Advanced settings? confirmation dialog appears. Select Confirm to proceed, or Cancel to keep the Advanced setting unchanged.

    Skip this step and the next two steps to configure a simple condition, as described in the following steps.

  8. If you selected Advanced, select the parent template item's table or the task plan template's target record table from the Base table field.

  9. If you selected Advanced, select a reference field on the Base table in the Base table mapping field field. The Condition table field then lists tables that share this same reference.

  10. Select a table from the Condition table field.

    This is the table on which the condition is applied.

    If you selected Advanced, this field lists tables related to your Base table mapping field selection instead of the target table or parent template item table.

  11. If you selected Advanced, select the field on the Condition table that matches the reference selected in Base table mapping field, in the Condition table mapping field field.

  12. Select Add Filter Condition to choose a condition from the drop down.

    1. Use the operators in the field to set the filtering that you want.

    2. Select x to remove a condition.

  13. To add additional conditions to filter by, select Add OR Clause.

    1. Use the operators in the field to set the filtering that you want.

    2. Select x to remove a condition.

  14. Select Submit.

    The system creates the template item condition record and adds it to the Template Item Conditions tab.

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