One thing you can do is smartly use Properties. Properties are good because they can be assigned to any type of Classification, so if you can assign a Classification to an element type (like Wall, Slab, Beam, etc.) you can define Properties for it. You can think about which Properties are needed in which project phase (e.g., Schematic Design, Design Development, Construction Documentation) and import only those Properties into your Project using the Property Manager.
Let's say that in your Template File, you have defined the Properties that are needed in the Schematic Design phase. You start your project based on the Template and work on Schematic Design. When this phase is completed and you start Design Development, you can go to the Property Manager, and import the Properties that will be needed for the Design Development phase. You would act similarly at the beginning of the Construction Documentation phase. This way, in each phase, only those Properties exist in the Property Manager (and are thus displayed in the Settings Dialogs) that are actually being used in that project phase. This way you can manage the Level Of Information present in your project.
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