You saved or copied a template, but it does not show up in the Templates view in the Explorer sidebar.
A template loads only if all of these are true. If any one fails, AutomationView skips the template silently - there is no error message:
.automationview/templates/ in the workspace and from each folder listed in automationview.templates.folders.id, a type that is exactly one of project, sequence, or machine, a non-empty label, and a string description.automationview.templates.folders.A template is a content file (or folder) paired with a JSON sidecar:
<name>.seq paired with <name>.seq.json.<name>.machine paired with <name>.machine.json.<name>/ paired with a sibling <name>.json, and the folder must contain at least one file.Open the sidecar and verify:
type is exactly project, sequence, or machine - any other value is rejected.id, label, and description are present, with label not empty.The paired content file or folder must exist next to the sidecar. A missing or empty content file/folder, an invalid type, or malformed JSON all cause the template to be skipped without any message. As a last check, run AutomationView: Restore Default Templates to confirm the view itself is working, then re-add your folder.