Samna Documentation

Pages
- Changelog
- Introduction
  Key Features
  Use Cases
  Quick-Start Guide
  Getting Started With Samna
  Templates and Template types
- General Documentation
  Enroll Devices
  System Architecture Overview
  Components and Interactions
  Security Features
  Data Protection
  User Authentication and Authorization
  User Roles and Permissions
  Installation and Setup
  How to become a Samna-user
  System Requirements
  Installation Guide
  Configuration Settings
  Limiting Application Access to Specific Exchange Online Meeting Room Calendars
  Microsoft Graph Permissions Documentation
- Samna Meet Documentation
  Getting Started
  What is Samna Meet?
  Key Features
  Initial Setup
  Device Configuration
  Using Samna Meet
  Booking Meetings
  Filtering Private Meetings
  Managing Calendars
  In-Meeting Controls
  Troubleshooting
  Common Issues
  FAQ
- Samna Area Documentation
  Getting Started
  Installation
  Floor Plan Setup
  Content Management
  Using Samna Area
  Navigating the Map
  Viewing Room Details
  Interacting with the Information Bar
  Customizing Samna Area
  Floor Plan Updates
  Information Bar Content
  Branding
  Troubleshooting
  Common Issues
  FAQ
  Technical Documentation
  API Reference
  Integration Guide
  Dynamic Map Updates
- Samna Digital Signage Documentation
  Introduction
  What is Samna Digital Signage?
  Why Choose Samna Digital Signage
  Who is Samna Digital Signage For?
  Key Features
  SDS: A Seamless Part of the Samna Ecosystem
  A Versatile Solution for Diverse Audiences
  User Guide
  How to use Samna Digital Signage
  Interface Overview
  Displaying Content
  Scheduling Content
  Admin Guide
  Admin Setup and Configuration
  Managing Content
  Customizing Display Settings
  Integration with Other Systems
  Technical Documentation
  API Reference
  Integration Guide
  Future Enhancements
- API Documentation

Samna Documentation

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Templates and Template types

Understanding the function of templates

Nima Gharib

Templates and Template Types

Samna is designed around the concept of **Templates** and **Template types**. Template types are different data sets which can be collected and managed by Samna, and the corresponding views which can display these data sets. A template is simply an instance of a template type. Currently the only supported template type is **Meeting Room**, which allows Samna to collect and manage information about meeting rooms and meetings. For the template type meeting room, a template represents a specific room and all meetings associated with it.

A Samna-Device is generic, and can be any of the template types supported. You assign the template type to the device implicitly when assigning a template to the device during the configuration process. For clarity and simplicity, you first select the template type, then the portal will show you the templates available for that type, along with any unique configuration options for that template type.

For the template type meeting room, the list of available templates will simply be the list of available rooms. In other words, a template is a room for this template type. A device which is assigned a template of template type meeting room, is assigned a room. The device will show the booking status of said room, as well as enabling some user actions, such as quick booking and canceling meetings.

Multiple devices can be assigned the same template, i.e. the same room (imagine a large room with multiple entrances and a device at each entrance), but a device can only have one template at any given time. It is easy to change which template is assigned to a device, and implicitly the template type, and it can be done at any time.

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