Creating a service definition

This procedure describes how to create a service definition in the Control-M client.

To create a service definition:

1. Open the Control-M client.
2. From the Tools domain, select Service Definitions.

   The Service Definition window appears.

3. Select New Service Definition.

   The Service Definition dialog box appears.

4. In the Name and Description fields, type the name and description of the service.
5. Select one of the options described in Service options.
6. Click Next.

   The Selection window appears.

7. Select the jobs that you want to attach to this service by doing one of the following:
   • If you selected Service based on filter or Service per ODAT based on filter, type or select the required values, as described in Parameters, click Advanced Filtering, and go to step 8.
   • If you selected Service per SMART Folder or Service per job, type or select the required values, as described in Parameters, and go to step 9.
8. To add a filter, which includes or excludes jobs, do the following in the Including Terms or Excluding Terms area:
   1. In the Field column, select a job property.
   2. In the Operator column, select the operator that you want to use.
   3. In the Value column, type a value for the job property.
   4. Repeat step a through step c as necessary.
   5. If you want to add another group of fields which, when met, can include more fields, even if the other group of fields do not meet the conditions, click .

   Jobs that match the excluding filter are not included in the service, even if they match the including filter. The service only includes jobs that match the including filter, but don't match the excluding filter.

9. Click Next.

   The Orderable Parameters window appears.

10. Click .

    The Orderable Parameter dialog box appears.

11. Type or select the required values, as described in Orderable Parameter fields, and then click OK.

    Orderable parameters can be used to send variable parameters to the SMART Folder or job of the service when a service is ordered by a Control-M Self Service user.

12. Click Finish.

The service definition is created and added to the Service Definition Manager.