A Template is a Job that is used as a starting point for creating new Jobs.  Each Job can be converting to a Template by simply checking the “Template” checkbox in the Job dialog.

Template are used in the following ways:

• MRP uses Templates to create Jobs for manufactured items.  In this case, each Inventory object specifies the particular Job to use as a Template.
• CTP uses Templates to schedule new production. 
• Jobs can be created in the Inventory Plan by dragging-and-dropping from the Net Inventory row to the Gantt.  The Inventory’s Template is used to create a new Job which is scheduled.
• Jobs can be created by dragging-and-dropping a Template from the Jobs pane (dragging from the row marker on the left) to the Gantt.

More information about Templates:

• Templates are not scheduled.
• When new Jobs are created from Templates they sometimes have their Required Quantities adjusted (like in MRP or CTP).  In this case, all Materials and Products have their quantites scaled accordingly.
• If a Template Job has multiple Manufacturing Orders, the first one in the Job’s list of Manufacturing Orders is used for MRP and CTP.
• If there are multiple Templates that produce the same Item in their first Manufacturing Order then the first one in the Job list based on creation order is used by CTP and MRP Low Level Code calculations.