1.6 List of service template development features

Service template management

Creating and editing service templates

Users can create new custom service templates.

Users can also edit existing service templates, replacing parameters such as the service template name, description, service properties, and custom file to suit their needs.

2.2 Creating and editing service templates

Listing service templates

You can display a list of service templates.

2.3 Displaying a list of service templates

Copying service templates

You can copy a service template. You can then create a new service template by editing the copy.

2.4 Copying service templates

Deleting service templates

You can delete a service template.

2.5 Deleting service templates

Setting display information for service templates

You can create a service resource file that defines the information displayed for a service template.

2.6 Setting display information for service templates in resource files

Flow management

Adding steps

You can insert processing where it is needed by adding a step to a flow. You can also edit the definition information for a step.

3.2 Adding steps

Connecting relational lines

After adding a step, you can define its place in the execution order by connecting relational lines.

3.3 Connecting steps with relational lines

Plug-in management

Listing plug-ins

You can display a list of plug-ins.

4.1 Displaying a list of plug-ins

Creating plug-ins

Users can create custom plug-ins to suit their needs.

4.2 Creating plug-ins

Editing plug-ins

You can edit plug-ins. This might involve changing the name, input properties, output properties, remote commands, or other aspects of a plug-in. Note that you cannot edit the plug-ins provided in the standard JP1/AO package.

4.3 Editing plug-ins

Deleting plug-ins

You can delete development plug-ins and release plug-ins.

4.4 Deleting plug-ins

Copying plug-ins

You can copy a plug-in. You can then create a new plug-in by editing the copy.

4.5 Copying plug-ins

Setting plug-in display information

You can create a plug-in resource file that defines the information displayed for a plug-in, such as its name and description.

4.6 Using resource files to set plug-in display information

Validation of service templates

Building service templates

When you build a service template, the JP1/AO system creates a package of the service template you are developing and imports it to the JP1/AO server. Use this feature when you need to validate a service template.

5.2 Building service templates

Debugging service templates

You can check the operation of a service template you have built and identify any issues. If the debug process reveals an issue in the flow or in a plug-in, you can edit the service template or plug-in from the Editor window.

5.3 Debugging service templates

Testing service template operation

You can add and execute a service based on a service template you have built, and test the service for issues. If the test identifies an issue in the service, you can edit the service template or plug-in in the Editor window.

5.5 Testing service templates

Build and release

Releasing service templates

After validating a service template, you can release it. This creates a package from the service template which is imported to the JP1/AO server. You cannot edit a service template after releasing it. If your development environment and active environment are separate, you will need to import the service template manually.

6.1 Releasing service templates

Importing service templates

If your development and active environments are on different servers, this feature imports released services to the active environment.

6.3 Importing service templates into the active environment (when the active and development environments are separate)