# Edit a Template

Source: https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/templates/how-tos/edit-a-template/

Change a template's filter, properties, coverage, lock, description, tags, or metadata. On a **Locked** template, the change also reaches every check created from it. To change many templates at once, see [Bulk Edit Templates](https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/templates/how-tos/bulk-edit/).

> **Info: Permissions**
>
> Editing a template requires the **Manager** or **Admin** role. When the change reaches linked checks, you also need access to every datastore that holds one of them. See [Template Permissions](https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/templates/deep-dive/permissions/).

> **Warning: What reaches the linked checks**
>
> Tag changes reach every linked check. On a **Locked** template, the filter clause, properties, coverage, description, and additional metadata do too, and turning **Locked** on copies the template's definition to every linked check right away. See [Locked and Unlocked Templates](https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/templates/deep-dive/how-it-works/#locked-and-unlocked-templates).

## Steps

**Tab: From the Library**

**Step 1**: Click **Library** in the left side panel. The Library page opens.

**Step 2**: Click  next to the template. A menu opens.

**Step 3**: Click **Edit** . The **Check Template Details** dialog opens.

**Tab: From the Template's Page**

**Step 1**: Click **Library** in the left side panel, then click the template. Its page opens.

**Step 2**: Click  at the top right. A menu opens.

**Step 3**: Click **Edit** . The **Check Template Details** dialog opens.

**Step 4**: Change the settings you need. The **Rule type** cannot be changed.

**Step 5**: Click **Update**. A success message appears, and on a locked template the linked checks are updated with it.

> **Note: When the update is refused**
>
> The change is applied to every linked check or to none. If a linked check cannot take it, such as a filter that names a column its table lacks, the template is not saved and the message lists the checks that refused it. Fix those checks or adjust the change, then try again.

To change only the description or the tags, you can also edit them in place on the template's page. See [Template Overview](https://userguide.qualytics.io/data-quality-checks/templates/deep-dive/template-view/overview/).

*Last updated: November 10, 2026.*