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# Creating a Version of a Template (Managed Package)

For the managed package runtime, to make minor edits and switch between active versions, create a version of a template.

![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).

Creating a version of a template creates an exact copy of the template with a version equal to the latest version number plus one. For example, if the name of your card layout template is trng-card-canvas-3x-zones-slds the first version is trng-card-canvas-3x-zones-slds (Version 1), the next is trng-card-canvas-3x-zones-slds (Version 2), and so forth.

![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

To assign a template to a component, one version of the template must be active, and only one version of a template can be active at a time. For example, in the Cards Designer, to assign a card layout template named trng-card-canvas-3x-zones-slds to a card layout, activate one version so that it displays in the **Template** dropdown.

![image](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-omnistudio_for_managed_packages-264-0-0-production-enus/aa2554ec-624a-4ee6-8da4-6435670e6e62/omnistudio_for_managed_packages/images/template_designer_versioning_active_version.png)

![Note](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_note.png)

Note

To learn best practices and how versioning works throughout the Vlocity Cards Framework, see [Cards Framework Versioning (Managed Package)](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.os_cards_framework_versioning.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "For the managed package runtime, the Vlocity Cards Framework supports versioning for all components. The name, author, and version combination must be unique for each component of a given type (layout, card, or template) in an org.").

To create a version of a template:

1. Go to the Vlocity Templates tab, click to expand a template, and click a version to open.
    
    ![Note](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_note.png)
    
    Note
    
    If the template is a Vlocity base template, it cannot be versioned. You must clone the template instead, or clone then create a version. 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.").
    
    ![image](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-omnistudio_for_managed_packages-264-0-0-production-enus/aa2554ec-624a-4ee6-8da4-6435670e6e62/omnistudio_for_managed_packages/images/vlocity_locked_template.png)
2. Click **Create a Version**.
    
    ![image](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-omnistudio_for_managed_packages-264-0-0-production-enus/aa2554ec-624a-4ee6-8da4-6435670e6e62/omnistudio_for_managed_packages/images/template_create_version.png)