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Templates

Create reusable templates for your project and folder structures. Setup naming conventions, so you never have to rename a file or folder again.

Tokens​

If you want to keep consistent naming conventions, you can use tokens e.g. "[name]" in your file and folder names. Anchorpoint will rename these tokens to normal filenames by showing you a textfield to enter the proper name. Besides that, some tokens can be automatically resolved:

  • [YYYY] -> The current year
  • [YYYYMM] -> The current year and month
  • [YYYY-MM] -> The current year and month, separated by a "-"
  • [YYYYMMDD] -> The current year, month and day
  • [YYYY-MM-DD] -> The current year, month and day, separated by a "-"
  • [ProjectFolder] -> The name of the root project folder
  • [ParentFolder] -> The name of the folder in which the template was instantiated (by using Create from Template)
  • [ParentParentFolder] -> The name of the parent folder in which the template was instantiated (by using Create from Template)
  • [ParentParentParentFolder] -> The name of the grandparent folder in which the template was instantiated (by using Create from Template)
  • [User] -> The name of the member creating the folder from the template
  • [UserInitials] -> The initials for the user name e.g. Mat Newman will be MN
  • [Increment] -> Looks at the number of folders and files and adjusts the number e.g. 0010, 0020, 0030
  • [Inc####] -> Looks at the number of folders and files and adjusts the number like this: 0001, 0002
  • [Inc###] -> Looks at the number of folders and files and adjusts the number like this: 001, 002
  • [Inc##] -> Looks at the number of folders and files and adjusts the number like this: 01, 02
  • [Inc#] -> Looks at the number of folders and files and adjusts the number like this: 1, 2

Sharing templates with your team​

If you want your team members to use templates too, they must have access to the template folder. This is best located on a NAS or a Dropbox that points to the same path via Map to Drive. Anchorpoint stores two different paths for Windows and macOS for templates.