A template is a partially written action rule or decision table that is used as a starting point to create multiple rules or decision tables with similar content and structure. In addition, by defining it as such in the template, parts of rules created from a template can be frozen so that they cannot be edited.
Templates simplify the task of writing rules and decision tables, and are useful for:
A template applies only at the moment you create a rule or a decision table. If you subsequently modify the template, this will have no impact on rules or decision tables previously created from this template. You would need to update these rules or decision tables manually.