Creating Resource Type on Basis of 'Application Service' Resource Class

The Application Service resource class is a foundation for creating the Application Service resource types. The Application Service resource type contains settings, which are used to provision an Application Service. A customer can switch the resource type of existing Application Service to another one and this action will change the Application Service settings to the ones defined in the new resource type.

The settings specified in the Application Service resource type override settings specified in the Application resource type.

To create a resource type based of the Application Service resource class use the following instructions:

Note: Application Services that the application provides depends on type of the application.

1. Go to Products > Resources and click the Add New Resource Type button.
2. Select the Application Service resource class.
3. Fill out the following fields:
   • Name – Name of resource type.
   • Description – Description of resource type.
4. Click Next. The list of applications opens.

   Note: This list contains applications, which support service management (applications are packaged using the APS version 2.0 at least).

5. Click the name of the required application.
6. Click Next. The list of Application Services opens.
7. Click the Application Service in the list.
8. Specify the Application Service settings.

   Notes:
   - This step is available if Application Service has the settings which can be displayed to provider.
   - If application defines that these settings can be set during Application Service provisioning only, a switch of resource type will not be available to customer.
   - For application setting of the list type: use the 'plus' button to add new input field; use the cross button to remove the existing input field with its value.

9. Click Next.

10. Specify the Priority parameter.

    If the service must be provisioned automatically, select the Automatically provision service check box. Select this check box for the main Application Service.

    For APS 2.x, the Priority parameter defines the order of provisioning for autoprovisioned resources during subscription creation according to the following algorithm:

    • If resource A is linked with resource B, resource A will be provisioned first
    • If the priority of resource A is lower than the priority of resource B, resource A will be provisioned first
    • If there are no links and the priority is not set, resources will be provisioned in a random order.
11. Check the resource type parameters carefully and click Finish.

Note:
You can also start the resource type creation Wizard right from the Applications screen:
- Go to Services > Applications.
- In the APS Connectors tab, select name of the required application, and on the Resource Types tab click Create. The list of resource classes opens.
- Select the Application Service resource class, then follow the wizard.

Configuring Availability of Application Sub-services

By default, each sub-service based on the Application Service resource type becomes available for customers, once created. However, you can define availability of the associated sub-services for customers who use this resource type. To do so, perform the following steps:

1. Go to Services > Applications and click the name of the required application.
2. On the Resource Types tab, click the resource type of Application Service for which you want to define availability.
3. Open the Activation Parameters tab and go to the Services sub-tab. The sub-tab will list all sub-services of the service associated with this resource type.
4. Click the Edit button against the service to edit its settings.
5. Deselect the Enable check box to make the service unavailable, or leave it selected to make available for customers.

Notes:
- These activation parameters override the same from the resource type based on the Application resource class.
- Making provisioned services unavailable (by deselecting the Enable check box) will not immediately unprovision existing sub-services. Change of availability status applies only to new service instances. Also, if a customer switches the resource type of a parent service, its sub-service will be removed if disabled.
- If a sub-service is made unavailable, it will not be available for the customer even if auto-provisioning is enabled for this sub-service.
- If the customer changes the resource type, a provisioning of sub-service links it with another one in case it's defined in the application.