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# Modules and Templates

A **Module** (or **Configuration Item**) is a generic term to describe any one piece of configuration within **Statelake**.

For instance, a **Module** could refer to a **DB Connection**, a **Web Definition**, a **Map**, or an **Action**. The following is a list of specific configuration items that are all referred to as **Modules** when discussed generically.

* General Setup
* Users
* Logs
* DB Connection
* File Connection
* Web Connection
* DB Definition
* File Definition
* Web Definition
* Transport
* Report
* Map
* Action
* Trading Partner
* Folder

When a **Module** is exported from the configuration database, it is generally referred to as a **Template**. When a **Module** is exported, all the dependent **Modules** are also exported to the **Template**. This **Template** can then be imported into another configuration database and the original module is recreated exactly.