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title: Applying templates to projects
description: A project template defines the basic structure of a project.
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last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Using Project Management, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
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# Applying templates to projects

A project template defines the basic structure of a project.

Project templates can include project tasks and subtasks, attachments, checklists, and other project information. Because projects often get repeated, templates enable you to create, save, and reuse project structure. You can also modify existing templates, create projects from templates, and apply templates to empty projects. A project is considered empty when it does not contain any subtasks.

With the project manager role, you can:

-   Create project templates
-   Use templates to create a project

With the PPS admin role, you can modify the project template configuration.

-   **[Create a project template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_ViewAProjectTemplateForm.md)**  
Create a template from an existing template or a project.
-   **[Add an attachment to a project template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_AddAnAttachmentToAProjectTemplate.md)**  
Attach a file to a project template just as you can attach a file to a project or task.
-   **[Apply a template on the Project form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_ApplyATemplateFromTheProjectForm.md)**  
While creating a project using the Project form, you can apply a project template to include project tasks and subtasks, attachments, checklists, and other project information. You can apply a project template to a new project or an existing project.
-   **[Apply template to an existing project](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/apply-multiple-templates-prj.md)**  
Apply one or multiple project templates to an existing project from the project form or Planning Console.
-   **[Apply template to a blank project in project workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t_ApplyTempProjWorkbench.md)**  
When you create a new project in the project workspace, you can apply a template.
-   **[Project template configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_ProjectTemplateConfiguration.md)**  
The Project Template Configuration list defines the items that are included in a template.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Project Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/using-project-management.md)