best method to store template version

[William Abernathy]

I use two conditional text tags in my templates. "TBD" is for stuff the writers 
want to discuss with engineers, and "Writers_Note" is for stuff the writers only 
want to share with each other. I keep the template version number as a variable 
under the Writers_Note condition on the cover master page. If they update an 
existing work to a newer template, they need to update this variable manually. 
If they start a book from scratch, they have it by default.

The only other thing I would suggest is keeping a very detailed revision history 
for your templates: this has enabled me to narrow down legacy books to the 
proper template in short order, even when the template version variable was 
missing or wrong.

--William

Karene Millar wrote:
> Hi I'm new to this group, but not to FrameMaker :)
> 
> I am responsible for maintaining the templates at my current company
> and I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on the best place to
> store the template version. Ideas are: in a variable or perhaps on a
> reference page.
> 
> To be clear - I have a version number and date associated with the
> template so when you have a document you can look at it and identify
> the template version/date to see if it is using the latest templates.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Karene