How to know the Authoring Template’s name in IBM WCM 8

This is the simplest way to obtain the Authoring Template’s name in IBM WCM 8 (it also, apply for WCM 7), you can use this meta-tag and render the name easily:

[Property context="autofill" type="content" field="authtemplatename"]

Another properties

• authtemplateid – Displays the GUID of the authoring template used by the current content item.
• authtemplatename – Displays the name of the authoring template used by the current content item.
• authtemplatetitle – Displays the display title of the authoring template used by the current content item.

Where can I use this property?

This tag can be used into a:

• Menu component
• Personalization component
• Navigation component
• HTML component
• Or any other component that supports meta-tags…

That’s it, simple and clear, see you next time!