4.1.3 Service Definition dialog box

Use the Service Definition dialog box to set property information for a service.

To display the Service Definition dialog box, click the Add Service button in the Add Service dialog box, or select a service in the Services window and then click the Edit Service button.

Figure 4-6 Service Definition dialog box

The following items are displayed in this dialog box:

Services

In this section of the dialog box, you can change the information specified at the time the service was added, including the service name and the category name.

Name text box

The service name specified at the time the service was added is displayed here. You can rename the service. The text box allows a maximum of 64 characters.

Description text box

The service description specified at the time the service was added is displayed here. You can change this description. The text box allows a maximum of 256 characters.

Category text box

The category name specified at the time the service was added is displayed here. You can rename the category. The text box allows a maximum of 256 characters. To delineate category tiers, use forward slashes (/) to separate categories. You can have a maximum of 10 category tiers. To specify multiple categories for a service, use commas (,) to separate categories. Make sure that you enter values for all tiers of a category name.

Resource Group

The resource group specified at the time the service was added is displayed here.

Configuration Type

The configuration type of the service template on which the service is based is displayed here.

Properties

Lists showing the property information of the service are displayed here. If you click the column title of a display item, the data will be sorted in ascending or descending order. Enter property values as necessary. The properties vary depending on the service template used.

Preset Properties list box

This list box allows you to select the preset property you want to set for the service template. If no preset properties are set for the service template, the list box will not be displayed.

Apply button

Click this button to apply the selected preset property to the list of properties. If no preset properties are set for the service template, the button will not be displayed.

property-group

If you click this item, a list of properties included in the property group appears. This item will not be displayed when no property groups are set in the service template.

Table 4-4 Items displayed in the list of properties (Service Definition dialog box)

Display item	Description
Name	Displays the name of each property.
Key	Displays the name of each property key.
Value	Provides fields in which to enter a property value.
Description	Displays a brief description of each property.
Scope	Displays the scope of each property.

OK button

If you click this button, changes made to the service are applied.

Cancel button

If you click this button after entering all the mandatory items, the Service Definition dialog box closes. If you have not entered some of the mandatory items, a confirmation dialog box appears. To close the Service Definition dialog box, click the OK button.

Show Service Details button

If you click this button, a brief description of the service appears.