Use this window to apply a control plan template to a control plan. You can copy or reference the control plan template. If you select copy, the control plan template lines will be copied to the control plan and no link is maintained to the original. Therefore, later changes in the control plan template will have no effect on the control plan. If you select the reference option, a link is maintained to the control plan template. Therefore, any change in the referenced template will have an effect on the control plans that were created from it, unless the reference to the template has been removed. You can see the reference to the template on the control plan header, and you can use the Control Plan Template – Where used tab to see the control plans that are connected to the control plan template.
Define and Maintain Control Plan