When you create the process package, the values in the template configuration file are merged with the generated configuration file. For example, the shipped dev_process package file has a dev_template package template directory containing a dev_template.cfg configuration file and an image dev_process.gif file.
XML report definitions included in a package template are merged into the process package when it is generated.
If a process package contains a cs_reports directory with XML report definitions, those report definitions are used to create and automatically install corresponding report packages, if those report packages did not exist. If a corresponding report package exists, whether installed or not, it is ignored.
You can define a set of reports that go along with a process, and you can ensure that the reports are installed when you install the process package. This process is faster than manually installing each report.