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docs: Adding templates, added note for users that they need to refresh the location

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Othwise, backstage won't display the updated or newly added template,
and it won't report any errors either.

Signed-off-by: Vladimir Masarik <vladimir.masarik@ef.com>
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@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ contains more information about the required fields.
Once we have a `template.yaml` ready, we can then add it to the software catalog
for use by the scaffolder.
> Note: When you add or modify a template, you will need to refresh the location entity.
> Otherwise, Backstage won't display the template in the available templates,
> or it will keep showing the old template. You can refresh the location instance by
> going into `Catalog` web page, choosing `Locations` instead of `Components`, and selecting the correct location entity.
> From there, you can click on the refresh icon representing "Sheduled entity refresh" action.
> Afterwards, you should see your template updated.
You can add the template files to the catalog through
[static location configuration](../software-catalog/configuration.md#static-location-configuration),
for example: