Component Template

IRI: https://w3id.org/altium/cdm/library/ComponentTemplate

Bounded context: library

Component Template defines a reusable blueprint for creating and managing electronic components with consistent parameters, metadata, and lifecycle policies.

Platform API

DesComponentTemplate

GRID (1)

grid:workspace:{workspace-id}:library:component-template/{id}

Altium Global Resource ID (aka GRID)

Diagram

---
  config:
    layout: elk
    theme: neutral
    class:
      hideEmptyMembersBox: true
---
 classDiagram
    direction LR


  class lib_ComponentTemplate["Component Template"]



      style lib_ComponentTemplate fill:#ffe599    


    click lib_ComponentTemplate href "../../classes/lib_ComponentTemplate/"




  class core_Artifact["Artifact"]




          core_Artifact <|-- lib_ComponentTemplate
          click core_Artifact href "../../classes/core_Artifact/"











      lib_ComponentTemplate --> "*" lib_ComponentTemplateRevision : revisions
      click lib_ComponentTemplateRevision href "../../classes/lib_ComponentTemplateRevision/"


  class lib_ComponentTemplateRevision["Component Template Revision"]



      style lib_ComponentTemplateRevision fill:#ffe599    






          lib_ComponentTemplate : id

Comments

Component Template establishes the structural and semantic boundaries for Components of a given class (e.g., resistors, ICs, connectors), ensuring uniformity in attributes such as electrical ratings, supplier links, simulation models, or documentation references. Its identity is independent of any individual Component but directly governs how Components are instantiated and validated, making it a key mechanism for enforcing standards, reducing errors, and enabling scalable library management across teams and projects.

Inheritance

core_Entity
- core_Artifact
  - lib_ComponentTemplate

Fields

Name	Cardinality	Type	Description	Inheritance
id	`1`	GRID	Globally unique identifier across the whole platform.	core_Entity
revisions	`*`	Component Template Revision	The set of versioned snapshots derived from this artifact. Inverse of revisionOf.	direct

Identifier and Mapping Information

Annotations

property	value
grid	grid:workspace:{workspace-id}:library:component-template/{id}
platformAPI	DesComponentTemplate

Comments

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