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title: "How to Save a vApp as a vApp Template to a Catalog"
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# How to Save a vApp as a vApp Template to a Catalog

By adding a vApp to a catalog, you convert the particular vApp to a vApp template.

#### Prerequisites

- This operation requires the rights in the predefined **vApp Author** role or an equivalent set of privileges.
- Your organization must have a catalog and a virtual data center with available space.  If you have not created a Catalog follow the steps on the following page [How to Create a Content Library Catalog](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-content-library-catalog)

#### Procedure

1. On the **Virtual Datacenters** dashboard screen, click the card of the virtual data center you want to explore and select **vApps** from the left panel.

2. Click **Actions from the vAPP**

3. From the Actions menu of the vApp you want to add to a catalog, select **Add to Catalog**.

You can add vApps to a catalog even if the virtual machines that belong to the vApp are running. However, if you select a running vApp, it is added to the catalog as a vApp template, and all the virtual machines are in a suspended state.

4. Select the destination catalog from the **Catalog** drop-down menu.

5. Enter a name and, optionally, a description for the vApp template.

**6. (Optional)** Select **Overwrite catalog item** if you want the new catalog item to overwrite any existing vApp template and select the catalog item to overwrite.

For example, when you upload a new version of a vApp to the catalog, you might want to overwrite the old version.

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7. Specify how the template will be used.

The setting applies when you create a vApp based on the vApp template. It is ignored when you build a vApp using individual virtual machines from this template.

| **Option** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| **Make identical copy** | Select to make an identical copy of the vApp when creating a vApp from the vApp template. |
| **Customize VM settings** | Select to enable customization of the virtual machine settings when you create a vApp from the vApp template. |

8. Click **OK** to complete the creation of the vApp template.

#### Results

The vApp is saved as a vApp template and appears in the specified catalog.