Create a business service

The Business Service browser helps John and his team create and change services and service-level policies for the Policy Renewal project. John can also create and change the insurance vocabularies needed by the service.

After creating the Policy Renewal business space, John and his team are presented with a Fabric Authoring Getting Started page. On this page, if they choose the Service-centric authoring path, they will be presented with the Fabric Business Service browser page.

The Fabric Service Browser helps configure new or existing business services. The Business Service widget embedded in the browser requires John's team to either enter a new service name or add a service from the Fabric repository to the current business space.

To create the Underwrite Risk service, John completes the following tasks:

  1. Log into Business Manager.
  2. Open the Policy Renewal business space.
  3. Select the Service Browser page The Service Browser page is loaded and John can see a Business Service Browser widget embedded in this page.
  4. From the Actions menu, select Create a New Service and click OK. A window opens requesting the service name, description, and tags.
  5. Enter the name of the new business service (Underwrite Risk), a description of the service, and any tags that you want associated with the Underwrite Risk service. Click OK. An overview of the new business service is displayed. The service is now created in the Fabric repository, added to the Policy Renewal business space, and displayed in the Business Service Browser widget.
To view or modify the Underwrite Risk service, John enters the new service name (Underwrite Risk), click the hyperlink on the Name field of the service in the Fabric Business Service browser page. A new page called Service Details is automatically generated if it is not already in the space, and the selected service, Underwrite Risk, is displayed in the widget.

Share the new service across other business spaces

For effective asset reuse at JK Insurance, an authorized user or business analyst using another business space needs to access John's Underwrite Risk business service.
John can share the Underwrite Risk business service with other business spaces by completing the following steps:
  1. Log into Business Space.
  2. Open the Fabric Authoring business space.
  3. Select the Service Browser page. Now John can see the embedded Service widget.
  4. Open the Service Details Page. Select Overview in the General section of the left navigation. The Overview page opens and John can see the information in the right panel.
  5. Click Edit in the toolbar at the top of the right panel. The right panel changes to the edit mode so John can modify some of the fields.
  6. Select Public for the access type.
  7. Click Save, which is at the top of the right panel of the Service Details widget. The updated value is saved to the Fabric repository. The toolbar at the top of the right panel contains an Edit button. The right panel returns to read-only mode. The business service can now be added to another business space.

Add an external link to the service

John can also create an external link to the Underwrite Policy business service by completing the following steps:
  1. Open the Service Details page and select Overview in the General section of the left navigation. The Overview page opens and John can see the information in the right panel. In the External Link section, two columns are visible: Name (hyperlinked) and Description.
  2. Click the Edit button in the toolbar at the top of the right panel. The toolbar at the top of the right panel contains Save and Cancel buttons as well as a change set selection field. The right panel changes to the edit mode and John can modify some of the fields. In the External Link section, three columns are visible: Name, URL, and Description.
  3. From the Actions menu, select New External Link. An empty row is displayed in the External Links section
  4. Enter the name, URL, and description.
  5. Click Save. The new external link is saved to the Fabric repository, the information in the Overview page is reloaded, and the new link displays in the External Links section. The toolbar at the top of the right panel contains an Edit button. The right panel returns to read-only mode. In the External Link section, two columns are visible: Name (hyperlinked) and Description.

Create a new business service policy

John can also create a new service policy by completing the following steps:
  1. Open the Service Details page.
  2. Click Add next to the Business Service Policies category header of the left navigation. The New Policy window opens.
  3. Enter a name and description. Set the value for the business service to None. Click OK. A new business policy is created and is saved to the Fabric repository. The new policy is added to the Service Policies category of the left navigation and is loaded in the right panel.

Add a new service variation to a business service

John can also add a new service variation by completing the following steps:
  1. Open the Application Details page.
  2. From the Actions menu, select New Service Variation. The Create Service Variation window opens.
  3. Enter a name and a description. Click OK. A new service variation is created and is saved to the Fabric repository and is added to the left navigation panel in the Service Variations category.