function Resolve-ConfigurationDataTemplatePath {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Path,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
        [string]
        $BasePath = (Get-Location).Path
    )

    $CandidatePath = $Path
    if(-not [System.IO.Path]::IsPathRooted($CandidatePath)){
        $CandidatePath = Join-Path -Path $BasePath -ChildPath $CandidatePath
    }

    $ResolvedPath = Resolve-Path -Path $CandidatePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if($null -eq $ResolvedPath){
        throw "Configuration data template [$Path] was not found. Base path [$BasePath]."
    }

    return $ResolvedPath.ProviderPath
}