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The Sources page allows you to save sources as templates to streamline the process creating new sources that share common attributes. To save a source as a template click on the Save Source as Template button. Note: Your new template will be available in the Source Templates drop down on the Create New Source page.
Note that templates are saved into your personal community only, but you can see any templates shared across any of the communities to which you belong. To share a template you have created with one of your communities, use the file uploader.
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The template is shared with the source's community - if you don't want to share with anybody else then set the dropdown to be your personal community before saving it as a template.
Publishing sources
Sources need to be "published" to the system in order for the Infinit.e Core Server to begin harvesting. Once you have created and tested a source, or edited and tested an existing source, you can publish the source by clicking on the Publish Source button.
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