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# Templates

> Define snapshot scope with reusable Microsoft connection templates.

# Templates

Templates define which controls Driftmark evaluates during a snapshot.

## Why templates exist

Templates let you:

* standardize the scope of monitoring
* reuse the same control set across multiple tenants
* align required Graph permissions with the selected controls
* update audit scope without editing each tenant by hand

## Creating a template

From the Microsoft integrations area, create a new template and configure:

* name
* description
* version
* enabled controls

## Enabled controls

Controls are grouped around areas such as:

* organization information
* directory information
* identity and access
* applications
* security settings
* identity governance
* privileged identity management

Each control also documents its required Microsoft Graph application permissions.

## Required API permissions

The template editor calculates the required application permissions based on currently enabled controls.

This is meant to help you:

* provision the app registration correctly
* verify admin consent requirements
* understand why a connection might fail to capture a given area

## Assigning templates to tenants

Templates are selected on the tenant detail page. A tenant must have a selected template before snapshots can run successfully.

## Scope changes

Template changes only affect future snapshots. Existing snapshots are historical records and are not retroactively modified.