5.2.1 Procedure for copying service templates

You can copy a development service template or release service template and create a new development service template that retains the settings of the original. You can use this procedure when developing a new service template based on an existing service template, or when creating an upgraded version of an existing service template.

Important: If you copy a service template that contains a step using a service component, make sure that the release service template that the service component is based on has been imported to the JP1/AO server. If such a release service template does not exist on the JP1/AO server, you will not be able to obtain information about the service component even after the service template is copied.

To copy a service template:

In the Service Builder Home window, select the service template you want to copy on the Developing tab or Released tab, and then click the Copy button.
In the Copy Service Template dialog box, set the definition information for the service template, and then click the OK button.

Figure 5‒1: Copy Service Template dialog box

Operation result

The service template is copied, and the Flow tab of the Service Builder Edit window appears. You can continue to create and edit flows, and set service properties.

You cannot copy a service template without changing at least one of the vendor ID, service template ID, and service template version. These three items together ensure that the service template can be uniquely identified within the JP1/AO system. You cannot specify a vendor ID that begins with com.hitachi.software.dna. This string is reserved in JP1/AO. If the vendor ID of the service template you are copying begins with com.hitachi.software.dna, the vendor ID and vendor name are deleted when you copy the template.

Tip

You can also copy release service templates in the Service Templates window by clicking the Copy button.
The information that you entered in the Copy Service Templates dialog box is set to the same service resource file for the browser locale, and the copy source values are copied to the service resource files of other locales.