A service is a representation of a set of related activities. Service architects, tenant administrators, and business group managers can create a service to add catalog items to the service.

Prerequisites

Log in to the vCloud Automation Center console as a tenant administrator or service architect.

Procedure
1

Select Administration > Catalog Management > Services.

2

Click Add (Add a new resource action).

3

Enter a name and, optionally, a description.

4

(Optional) Click Browse to select an icon for the service, and click Open.

The icon you select appears as a service image to the consumer of the service.

5

(Optional) Select a status of the service from the Status drop-down menu.

Option

Description

Inactive

In draft state.

Active

Can be published in a service catalog.
6

(Optional) Select the time settings from the Hours drop-down menus.

The time settings specify the availability of internal support services team.

7

(Optional) Enter the name of the owner of the service in the Owner text box, and press Enter.

8

(Optional) Enter the name of the person or a group of persons who are in charge of the blueprint in the Support Team text box, and press Enter.

9

(Optional) Select a day and a time interval to specify any scheduled maintenance from the Change Window drop-down menus.

10

Click Add.

You created a service and you can see it on the Services page.

What to do next

Include catalog items in the service. See Associate a Catalog Item with a Service.