1.5.2 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 area.

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	Copy the release plug-in that you want to edit.	Optional	7.1.1 Procedure for copying plug-ins
2	Edit plug-in definition information.	Mandatory	6.2.2 Procedure for editing plug-in definition information
3	Copy the service template when applying a plug-in to a release service template.	Optional	5.2.1 Procedure for copying service templates
4	Add the edited plug-in as a step in a flow, or if the same version of the plug-in has already been used as a step, change the plug-in to a newer version.	Mandatory	3.4.1 Procedure for adding steps, 3.7.4 Procedure for changing the version of a component used as a step to any specified version
5	Add or delete related steps when editing a plug-in affects the flow of processing.	Optional	3.4 Adding and editing steps, 3.5.3 Operations that can be performed on steps and relational lines
6	Set step properties when editing a plug-in affects step properties.	Optional	3.6 Setting step properties
7	Set service properties when editing a plug-in affects service properties.	Optional	4.2 Editing and adding service properties
8	Validate the edited service template^#.	Optional	8. Validating Service Templates
9	Release the completed service template and prepare to create the service.	Mandatory	5.4.2 Procedure for releasing a service template
10	To move the service template from the development environment to another environment, export the service template, and then import it to the destination environment.	Optional	5.5.1 Procedure for exporting service templates, 5.6.1 Procedure for importing service templates
11	Create, edit, and execute the service.	Mandatory	JP1/Automatic Operation Administration Guide Creating services Editing services Executing services

#: If the validation process finds an issue with the service template, repeat tasks 2 to 8 as needed.

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