1.4.2 General procedure for editing a plug-in and applying the result to a service template

You can edit plug-ins (except for basic plug-ins). After editing a plug-in, you can apply the result to a service template. If the plug-in is already released, copy the plug-in and edit the copy.

You might use this procedure when:

You want to change the contents of a script or command defined in a plug-in.
You want to change the icon displayed for a plug-in in the Flow view.

Required knowledge

General procedure

Table 1‒4: General procedure for editing a plug-in and applying the result to a service template
Task		Mandatory/optional	Refer to
1	Display the Editor window	Mandatory	2.1.1 Procedure for displaying the Editor window
2	Copy the release plug-in that you want to edit	Optional	4.5.1 Procedure for copying plug-ins
3	Select the plug-in to edit from a list of plug-ins	Mandatory	4.1.1 Procedure for displaying a list of plug-ins
4	Edit plug-in definition information	Mandatory	4.3.1 Procedure for editing plug-in definition information
5	Copy the service template (when editing a release service template)	Optional	2.4.1 Procedure for copying service templates
6	Set service definition information when changes made to plug-ins have made the existing information invalid	Optional	2.2.3 Procedure for setting service definition information
7	Add or delete steps when editing a plug-in affects the flow of processing	Optional	3.2 Adding steps
8	Add and delete relational lines when editing a plug-in affects the flow of processing	Optional	3.3 Connecting steps with relational lines
9	Validate the edited service template^#	Optional	5. Validating Service Templates
10	Release the completed service template and prepare to add the service	Mandatory	6.1.1 Procedure for releasing a service template
11	Import the service template to the active environment (if the development and active environments are separate)	Optional	6.3.1 Procedure for importing service templates into the active environment (when the active and development environments are separate)
12	Add, edit, and execute services in the active environment	Mandatory	The Job Management Partner 1/Automatic Operation Administration Guide Adding services Editing services Executing services

#: If the validation process finds an issue with the service template, repeat tasks 6 to 9 as needed.

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