4.3.3 Notes on defining service share properties

Setting values for service share properties

• The name and description you specify for properties in the Property tab of the Service Builder Edit window appear in the Create Service window and Submit Service window.

• Create a property key that is unique within the system by specifying the domain name in reverse order from the top level as a period-separated value. If you choose not to use domain names for property keys, make sure that the property key you specify is not being used for another property whose value you do not want shared.

• If you need to change a parameter of a service share property other than the property name or description, use the following procedure:

  1. Delete from JP1/AO all service templates that include the service share property you want to modify.

  2. Add the service templates to JP1/AO with the new values specified for the service share property.

  The value of the service share property is now changed.

• The following describes what happens when a service share property with the same key as an existing service share property is assigned to a service template:

  • Initially, the service share property is assigned the value specified in the Default Value for the service share property defined in the service template that was built, released, or imported. You can then specify a value for the property in the Shared Properties Settings area, Create Service window, or Submit Service window.

  • The property name, description, default value, and display settings can differ from that of the existing service share property. However, if an item other than the property name, description, default value, or display settings differs, an error occurs when you attempt to build, release, or import the service template.

  • When a value differs from that of the existing service share property, the specified value only appears in windows and dialog boxes that display the property name or description as a property of the service template.

• Service share properties selected in the Select Service Share Property dialog box are added with no default value specified. Set the default value in the Edit Input Property for Service dialog box.

Assigning a service share property to a property group

• You can assign service share properties to any property group when defining a service template. The same service share property can belong to a different property group in different service templates.