Sequenced Designs

A sequenced service design is a blueprint for an orderable service. Each design includes service components created from component types or component templates that define what is automatically provisioned. You can use service designs to create a complex set of automated elements that support consistency and repeatability of common manual tasks. These service designs then become the basis for pipeline management.

A sequenced service design includes the following:

• A hierarchy of service components (see Service Components). The hierarchy of service components defines the execution process. The hierarchy defines the connection rules, but the Component Order configured for each service component defines the order of execution that occurs when this design is provisioned.
• Resource offerings, which can be added to service components to enable the added resource offerings to be provisioned along with the service components.
• Lifecycle actions, which are needed to provision and de-provision service components. See Lifecycle Actions for Service Components.
• Properties, which allow you to configure user-defined properties for service components. See Service Component Properties

• Property mappings, which allow you to configure the property of a component to obtain its value from the property of another component. See Create a Property Mapping.

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To navigate to the sequenced design area

1. In the Management Console initial dashboard view, click the Designs sidebar menu item.
2. Click the Sequenced sidebar menu item, which takes you to the landing page for sequenced designs, allowing access to the Designer, Components, and Resource Offerings sidebar menu items.

To design a sequenced service

Follow these high-level steps to design a sequenced service:

1. Based on the needs of your organization, create a plan for resource providers, components, lifecycle actions, and other design elements before you begin implementing your design.
2. Make sure the resource providers and resource offerings (with lifecycle actions, as required) that are needed to deploy the service have been set up. See Providers .
3. Create component types, as needed (see Create a Component Type) or use out-of-the-box component types (see Components (Sequenced Designs)).
4. Create the service design. See Add a Service Design.
5. Use the Designer to create a hierarchy of service components. See Sequenced Designer and Create a Service Component.
6. Associate resource offerings with service components, as needed. See Associate Resource Offerings with Service Components.
7. Create lifecycle actions for service components, as needed. See Lifecycle Actions for Service Components.
8. Create custom properties for service components, as needed. See Service Component Properties.
9. Map properties for service components, as needed. See Create a Property Mapping.
10. Complete the service design (blueprint) and publish the design. See Add a Service Design.