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# template generate analytics template

Generate a simple Analytics template.

## Description for template generate analytics template

The metadata files associated with the Analytics template must be contained in a parent directory called "waveTemplates" in your package directory. Either run this command from an existing directory of this name, or use the --output-dir flag to generate one or point to an existing one.

## Aliases for template generate analytics template

`force:analytics:template:create`

`analytics generate template`

## Flags

| Flag Name (Long) | Flag Name (Short) | Description |
|------------------|-------------------|-------------|
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;api&#8209;version</code> | N/A | **Type:** Value<br><br>Override the api version used for api requests made by this command |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;flags&#8209;dir</code> | N/A | **Type:** Value<br><br>Import flag values from a directory. |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;json</code> | N/A | **Type:** Boolean<br><br>Format output as json. |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;name</code> | <code>&#8209;n</code> | **Type:** Value<br>**Required**<br><br>Name of the Analytics template. |
| <code>&#8209;&#8209;output&#8209;dir</code> | <code>&#8209;d</code> | **Type:** Value<br>**Default value:** `.`<br><br>Directory for saving the created files.<br><br>The location can be an absolute path or relative to the current working directory. The default is the current directory. |

## Examples for template generate analytics template

Generate the metadata files for a simple Analytics template file called myTemplate in the force-app/main/default/waveTemplates directory:

```shell
sf template generate analytics template --name myTemplate --output-dir force-app/main/default/waveTemplates
```
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