diff --git a/manifests/nagios/objects/template_rules.pp b/manifests/nagios/objects/template_rules.pp
index f802b18..947dc5b 100644
--- a/manifests/nagios/objects/template_rules.pp
+++ b/manifests/nagios/objects/template_rules.pp
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ class cd_nagios::nagios::objects::template_rules (
     }
 
     # example rule 
-    cd_nagios::objects::templates { $name:
-      ng_template_object => 'contact',
+    cd_nagios::objects::templates { 'generic contact':
+      ng_template_object      => 'contact',
+      ng_template_object_name =>  'generic-contact',
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/nagios/objects/templates.pp b/manifests/nagios/objects/templates.pp
index 7c05639..889803a 100644
--- a/manifests/nagios/objects/templates.pp
+++ b/manifests/nagios/objects/templates.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,36 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 # @summary  Define manages populates /etc/nagios/conf.d/templates.cfg.
+# @param  [string] ng_template_object the object type for the templates.
+#   valid options are `contact`, `host` and `service`.
+# @param  [string] ng_template_object_name populates the name field,
+#   i.e. `generic-contact`, `generic-host`, `generic-service`.
+# @param  [string] ng_svc_notification_period Period in which to send out
+#   notifications for service events, i.e. `24x7`.
+# @param  [string] ng_svc_notification_period Period in which to send out
+#   notifications for host events , i.e. `24x7`.
+# @param  [string] ng_service_notification_options What service events to send
+#   out notifications for:
+#   w = notify on WARNING service states,
+#   u = notify on UNKNOWN service states,
+#   c = notify on CRITICAL service states,
+#   r = notify on service recoveries (OK states),
+#   f = notify when the service starts and stops flapping.
+#   n =  none (the contact will not receive any type of service notifications).
+# @param  [string] ng_host_notification_options What host events to send
+#   out notifications for:
+#   d = notify on DOWN host states,
+#   u = notify on UNREACHABLE host states,
+#   r = notify on host recoveries (UP states),
+#   f = notify when the host starts and stops flapping,
+#   s = snotify when host or service scheduled downtime starts and ends.
+#   n =  none (the contact will not receive any type of host  notifications).
+# @param  [string] ng_service_notification_commands Command to use for
+#   service event notification. Command must be defined in commands.cfg
+# @param  [string] ng_host_notification_commands Command to use for
+#   host event notification. Command must be defined in commands.cfg.
+# @param  [string]  ng_object_register Whether to register the object to Nagios.
+#   Since this is a template definition, we do not want to register those.
 ################################################################################
 define cd_nagios::nagios::objects::templates (