# Item template (defaults)

You can define templates for new items, including text and field values. Thus, you can save time when creating new items. To create a template first create a new item. Define your default values, e.g for 'assigned to' and 'significance', and the default text.  

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Now switch to the 'Defaults' tab. As an administrator you can save the template as project default or as your own default. Other users can only save defaults for themselves. &#x20;

<figure><img src="http://aquawiki.andagon.com/pictures/drex_templates_custom_2.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

All new items with the same item type will now have the pre-selections as defined in the template.&#x20;

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**Note:** the templates overwrite the function [Taking Over Field Values between Items](http://aquawiki.andagon.com/taking_over_field_values_between_items.html). This means, for example, if you have configured a selection field with a [shared value set](http://aquawiki.andagon.com/shared_value_sets.html) and the same name in both test cases and defects, the value from the test case will not be taken over when creating defects from a test case, provided you have set a default value for this field in the defect. Furthermore you can also use both [workflow](http://aquawiki.andagon.com/workflow_configuration.html) and [field rules](http://aquawiki.andagon.com/field_rules.html) to set limitations on fields.  If you use more than one of these, the [following behavior](http://aquawiki.andagon.com/workflow_limitations__field_rules__taking_over_field_values_between_items_and_templates.html) should be considered.
{% endhint %}