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Templates are prebuilt graphs (curated/admin-owned) that you can clone into your own account and then customize. Create From Template Dialog

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Picking a template

  1. Go to Secure → Automate (Scrapist dashboard).
  2. Click New.
  3. Choose a template from the list.
Templates may be organized into folders/categories. Pick the closest match to what you want to automate, then refine it.

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Configuring variables

Templates can define graph variables. Some variables are marked Instance exposed (meaning they’re intended for configuration from the dashboard and in tests). When creating from a template:
  • You’ll be prompted to fill in instance-exposed variables.
  • Those values become the initial defaults for your new graph version.
After creation, you can still adjust variable defaults from the dashboard:
  1. Find the automation card.
  2. Edit variable values.
  3. Click Save Changes.
Tip: Variable editing is disabled while an instance is Active to avoid changing a live automation mid-run. Dashboard Instance Variables

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Activating/deactivating

An automation becomes live when its instance is Active. From the dashboard card:
  • Toggle the switch On to activate.
    • If no instance exists yet, Scrapist creates one automatically first.
  • Toggle Off to deactivate.
If you want to archive an instance:
  1. Deactivate it.
  2. Archive it (so it moves into the archived list).

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Opening in expanded view

The dashboard is for quick configuration and instance control. For full editing:
  1. Click the open editor icon on the automation card (or open the graph by ID).
  2. This takes you to /secure/automate/[graph_id], the full graph editor.
Next: Create automation from scratch.