Service Catalog

Service Catalog & Service Builder

Service Catalog and Service Catalog Builder are separate applications on the Itential Automation Platform (IAP) welcome page, but they work together. Service Catalog uses forms, NSO service models, and workflows to provision services in IAP. It allows you to pass form data into a workflow that is used for service instantiation. Service Catalog Builder is used to define the services that can be provisioned in a workflow. Authorization to provision services through Service Catalog is based on job groups and designated group memberships.

Figure 1: Service Catalog & Service Catalog Builder

When you access Service Catalog for the first time, an empty table list (shown below) may be presented. This indicates there are no existing services in which to start a job. To create a new service, follow the steps outlined in the next section.

Figure 2: Service Catalog UI

Create a New Service

To create a new service:

1. Click the menu icon in the top toolbar and select Service Catalog Builder from the dropdown.

   Figure 3: Service Catalog Builder
   

2. Click the Add Service button (upper-right). A service form displays.

   Figure 4: Add New Service
   

3. Enter the required information for the service. All fields are mandatory. Use the reference table below.

   Figure 5: Create New Service
   

4. Once all information has been entered, click Save. A confirmation banner will pop-up and display a success message, and Service Catalog Builder then displays the new service in a list.

   Figure 6: New Service Added
   

Delete a Service

From Service Catalog Builder, you can select the checkbox next to a service and click the delete icon (lower-right) to remove the service from Service Catalog.

Figure 7: Delete Service

Update an Existing Service

From Service Catalog Builder, you can make changes to an existing service or update job groups.

1. Click the pencil icon under the Actions column. The service form displays.

   Figure 8: Edit Service
   

2. Make all desired changes and click Update to save.

   Figure 9: Update Service
   

   When updating, you can use the Inherit Jobs Groups from Groups checkbox to specify the same set of users, or you can uncheck the checkbox and select a customized list of job groups with permissions to run a service instance and view the results.

3. A confirmation banner will pop-up and display a message to verify the updates were successfully made.

   Figure 10: Update Confirmed
   

4. Click the exit button to close the updated service form.

Start a Job

Once the service is defined in Service Catalog Builder, you can input a job name and run the workflow.

1. Click the menu icon (top toolbar) and select Service Catalog. The service list will display.

   Figure 11: Service Catalog
   

2. Click the view icon in the Actions column for the desired service. A job form displays.

   Figure 12: View Service
   

3. Input the job name and device. Click Submit.

   Figure 13: Run Service
   

4. A confirmation dialog opens asking if you want to start the job. Click OK.

   Figure 14: Confirm Job Start
   

5. The job results will display in Jobs within Operations Manager.

   Figure 15: Jobs