---
title: "Create a data template"
slug: "create-a-data-template"
abstract: "How to create a new data template."
---
# Create a data template

You create new data templates when the:

- New items you are creating require fields not defined in existing data templates.
- New items you are creating require unique default values and default settings.

To create a data template:

1. In Content Editor (*/Sitecore/Templates*), right-click the *Templates* folder, click **Insert, Template Folder** and, in the **Message** dialog box, enter a name for the folder and then click **OK**.
2. With the folder you just created selected in the content tree, on the **Folder** tab, click **New Template**.
3. On the **Select name** page, enter the name of the new data template and, from the **Base template** list, select a base data template, or select the default */System/Templates/Standard template base* data template.
4. Click **Next**.
5. On the **Location** page, select the project-specific folder to contain the new data template, and click **Next**.
6. Click **Finish**.