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Configuring parameters

Managing parameter template

This article describes how to manage parameter templates for RDS for PostgreSQL, such as view, edit, copy, and delete.

Precautions

Parameter templates have no project attributes and are not attributed to a project.

Prerequisites

A parameter template for RDS for PostgreSQL has been created. For more detailed information please see Creating a parameter template.

Procedure

In the upper left corner of the top menu bar, select the project and region to which the parameter template belongs.

In the left navigation bar, click Parameter templates to enter the Custom template tab.

On the Custom template tab, you can see all parameter templates of the region. In the parameter templates list, you can filter the parameter templates according to the Applicable version.

In the Parameter templates list under the Custom template page, click the name of the parameter template to view the name of the parameter template, the template description, the applicable database engine version, and the included parameters in the pop-up Parameter template details page.

In the Parameter templates list under the Custom template page, click Edit of the Action column, the name, description and parameters of the parameter template, can be modified in the pop-up Modify parameter template page.

The database engine version of the parameter template does not support modification.

The parameters of a parameter template can be modified in the same way as creating a parameter template. For more detailed information please see Creating a parameter template.

In the Parameter templates list under the Custom template page, click Copy of the Action column, the parameter template can be cloned after finishing the following configurations and clicking OK in the pop-up Copy as custom template page.

Configuration item	Is it required?	Note
Template name	Yes	Fill in the name of the parameter template. The template name should satisfy the following rules: Can only contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, underscores (_) and hyphens(-). 2 to 64 characters in length. Cannot start with a digit or a hyphen (-).
Template description	No	Add the description information of the template to facilitate the application and management of subsequent templates. Supports up to 200 characters.

Modifying the database engine version and parameters of a parameter template during replication is not supported.

In the Parameter templates list under the Custom template page, click … > Delete of the Action column, click OK in the pop-up dialog box.

Related APIs

API	Note
CloneParameterTemplate	Call CloneParameterTemplate API to clone the parameter template.
ModifyParameterTemplate	Call ModifyParameterTemplate API to modify the parameter template.
DeleteParameterTemplate	Call ModifyParameterTemplate API to delete the parameter template.
ListParameterTemplates	Call ListParameterTemplates interface query parameter template list.
DescribeParameterTemplate	Call DescribeParameterTemplate API to query the details of the parameter template.

Last updated: 2025.11.17 16:15:14