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title: Creating a Placeholder (Managed Package)
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description: For the managed package runtime, create placeholders in the Template Designer to insert additional fields into card states in the Card Designer. For example, to add a unique title for escalated case cards, select the card-active-placeholders-slds card template, and enter Escalated for the value of the Title placeholder.
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# Creating a Placeholder (Managed Package)

For the managed package runtime, create placeholders in the Template Designer to insert additional fields into card states in the Card Designer. For example, to add a unique title for escalated case cards, select the `card-active-placeholders-slds` card template, and enter Escalated for the value of the **Title** placeholder.

![Managed Package app icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-omnistudio_for_managed_packages-264-0-0-production-enus/aa2554ec-624a-4ee6-8da4-6435670e6e62/resources-global/_corporate/images/managedpackageicon.png) This information is for Omnistudio for Managed Packages. For Omnistudio on standard runtime, see [Omnistudio Help](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_omnistudio_standard.htm&language=en_US).

To create a placeholder in the Template Designer:

1. In your org, click the App Launcher, click Vlocity Templates, and click to open a version of a template in the Card Designer.
    
    ![Tip](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-omnistudio_for_managed_packages-264-0-0-production-enus/aa2554ec-624a-4ee6-8da4-6435670e6e62/images/icon_tip.png)
    
    Tip
    
    Clone a template that has placeholders, such as `card-active-placeholder-slds`. Then update, remove, or add placeholders as needed. See [Cloning a Template (Managed Package)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_cloning_a_template.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "For the managed package runtime, edit a template without overriding existing code and settings by cloning an Omniscript element or Cards Framework component template with the Template Designer.").
2. Click the **Edit** tab.
3. In the **Placeholders** section, click **Add Placeholder**.
4. Enter a **Placehdoler Name** such as CaseTitle.
    
    ![Important](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-omnistudio_for_managed_packages-264-0-0-production-enus/aa2554ec-624a-4ee6-8da4-6435670e6e62/images/icon_important.png)
    
    Important
    
    The Placeholder Name is the API name, which can have underscores, but no spaces. For example, Case\_Title or CaseTitle is permitted. However, Case Title is not.
5. Click **Save**.
6. Click the **HTML** tab.
7. Enter the placeholder label, type, and value merge fields inside the HTML:
    
    - To reference the placeholder value in the HTML, add {{placeholder.PlaceholderAPIName.value}} where you want the value to display on the card.
    - (Optional) To reference the placeholder label in the HTML, add {{placeholder.PlaceholderAPIName.label}} where you want the label to display on the card.
    - (Optional) To reference the placeholder type in the HTML, add {{placeholder.PlaceholderAPIName.type}} to display the type of data, such as `String` or `Address`.
    
    ```
    <div class="slds-media__body slds-truncate">        
    
    <a href="javascript:void(0);" class="slds-text-link--reset" tooltip-placement="bottom" tooltip="{{data.title}}">            
    
    <!--
    {{placeholder.<placeholderName>.type}}  
    // For placeholder Type           
    -->
                
    <span class="slds-text-heading--small">
    {{placeholder.CaseTitle.label}}: {{placeholder.CaseTitle.value}}: </span> 
        
    </a>        
    </div
    ```
8. Click **Save**.

- **[Adding a Placeholder to a Card State (Managed Package)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_adding_a_placeholder_to_a_card_state.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    For the managed package runtime, add additional fields to a card state by adding placeholders created in the Template Designer.