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When you create a Universal Template, the Controller creates a Universal Task type, under the Universal Tasks folder in the Automation Center navigation pane, based on that Universal Template.
When you create a Universal Task for that Universal Task type, its Details display - among other fields - the fields that you created in the Universal Template.
When you run the Universal Task, it executes the script in the Universal Template, and the variables in the script are resolved to the user-defined values of their matching fields in the Universal Task instance.
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Restrictions on changing Universal Templates (see Universal Templates Overview#List List of Restrictions, below) depend on the following conditions:
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