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# Starter Templates

> The eight ready-made setups that seed a new Collection's fields, page design and sample Items — available at creation time only

A starter template is a ready-made Collection setup. Picking one at creation time seeds three
things at once, so you get a working Collection with a real page instead of four empty fields.

Templates appear on the creation screen (the first five, as examples) and in the full library
behind **Browse all**, which has a search box. Choosing one creates the Collection immediately —
there is no configuration step in between.

## What a template seeds

* **A field schema** — the custom fields that Item type needs, already typed, labeled and
  ordered. An inventory template arrives with SKU, supplier, quantity, reorder level and unit
  cost; you are not defining those by hand.
* **A page template** — a real page design generated from those fields, ready to open in the
  Page Editor.
* **Three sample Items** — filled-in examples so the grid and the page preview show something
  meaningful on day one. Delete them once you have real data; they are ordinary Items.

The template also sets the Collection's scan behavior. A template built around a page turns
pages on and defaults new Items to Page Mode; a pass-through template leaves pages off and
defaults new Items to a single Destination.

## The eight templates

| Template                         | What it sets up                                                                            | New Items default to |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- |
| **SafetyCulture asset QR codes** | Connects each asset to its record in the inspection platform                               | Direct Mode          |
| **Clone a QR code**              | Points a QRtub Link at the same place an existing code already goes                        | Direct Mode          |
| **Equipment + inspections**      | Connects each machine to all of its systems from one page                                  | Page Mode            |
| **Audience routing**             | Offers staff and customer Destinations side by side on one code, for the scanner to choose | Page Mode            |
| **Branded handoff**              | A branded page whose main button goes to one destination                                   | Page Mode            |
| **Inventory management**         | Stock levels, suppliers, storage location, logistics                                       | Direct Mode          |
| **IT asset tracking**            | Computers and devices with lifecycle details on one page                                   | Page Mode            |
| **Medical equipment**            | Calibration, compliance and service records                                                | Page Mode            |

The first five are the ones shown as examples on the creation screen; all eight are in the
library. The platform behind the SafetyCulture template is now called Mitti — the template name
still uses the older name.

## Templates apply once, at creation

**A template is a starting point, not a live link.** Once the Collection exists, there is no way
to switch it to a different template, and nothing about the template keeps applying — the fields,
the page and the sample Items are now ordinary Collection content you own and can change freely.

That means:

* Editing a field the template created is safe. It is your field now.
* Deleting the sample Items does not break the page template.
* If you picked the wrong template, the practical fix is a new Collection from the right one
  rather than a conversion. Nothing is lost if the wrong one is still empty.

If you want a *reusable* starting point of your own rather than a system template, export a
finished Collection as a backup and create new Collections from that file — see
[Creating a New Collection From a Backup](/collections/new-collection-from-backup).

## Related

* [Creating a Collection](/collections/creating-a-collection)
* [What Is a Collection?](/collections/overview)
* [Creating a Custom Field](/fields/creating-a-field)
* [Creating a New Collection From a Backup](/collections/new-collection-from-backup)