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The administrator can use scopes to share VM templates and VApp specs.
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To share a template:
Access the owner enterprise
Go to Apps library → select datacenter or public cloud region → Edit template
Add one or more available scopes
The global scope means that users from all current and future enterprises can access this template.
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Create a spec or edit a spec in the owner enterprise
Add one or more available scopes.
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Scope hierarchy example
An example scope hierarchy may include many levels. For example, a platform owner, resellers, customers, and departments.
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If the customers create their own scope hierarchy for their departments, then customers can share resources with the departments by scope.
Resource scope summary
Q: Which administrators can edit templates or specs?
A: Administrators in the owner enterprise (creator) with permissions to administer other enterprises
Q: How can admins share resources to users of other enterprises?
Assign scopes
Abiquo reads the list of enterprises in the scopes and allows users from these enterprises to use the resources
Administrators can share templates with scopes in their own scope and scopes below their scope in the scope hierarchy tree