Services

Services are used to perform actions that require and/or manipulate entities from a variety of different namespaces.

Create services

A service can be created by using the Create capability on the Services tab of the domain namespace's Overview page.

Services are defined using the following master data:

  • Type: There is one option available and this is the Domain Service (required)

  • Local Identifier: Identifier of the service. this value must be unique within the namespace and cannot be changed afterwards. Please note that only the characters A-z (without special characters), digits and the special character "_" are permitted for naming fields! Furthermore, identifiers may not begin with a digit (required)

  • Label: Label of the service (optional)

  • Short Label: Short label of the service (optional)

  • Notes: Useful information regarding the service definition (optional)

Note: Services cannot have the same Local Identifier as a service or an agent in the same namespace.

Edit services

Edit master data

You can edit the master data using the Info capability and navigating to the section Master Data.

The following fields can be edited:

  • Label

  • Short Label

  • Notes

Note: It's not possible to edit the Type and the Local Identifier of a service.

Add input entity

It is possible to assign an Input entity to a service by either clicking on Create new private entity or Select existing entity in the Input section of the service's instance page. To add properties to the input entity click on the Add capability and choose

  • Create new property

  • Associate existing property

See Domain Properties for further details on creating properties.

Add output entity

It is possible to assign an Output entity to a service by either clicking on Create new private entity or Select existing entity in the Output section of the service's instance page. To add properties to the input entity click on the Add capability and choose

  • Create new property

  • Associate existing property

See Domain Properties for further details on creating properties.

Add business events

To add a Business Event to a service that will get published each time the service is executed, click on Add event in the Business Events section of the service's instance page. There are two options when adding an Event to a service:

  • Add new event

  • Add existing event

Regarding already existing events, a list of all the events that have been created in a project is shown. It is also possible to search for a specific event using the Search capability. One or more events can be selected in order to be added to the service.

Add business errors

To add a Business Error to a service that will get returned each time the service cannot be executed, click on Add error in the Business Errors section of the service's instance page. There are two options when adding an Error to a service:

  • Add new error

  • Add existing error

Regarding already existing errors, a list of all the errors that have been created in a project is shown. It is also possible to search for a specific error using the Search capability. One or more errors can be selected in order to be added to the service.

Delete services

You can delete a service by using the inline or header Delete capability in the services' instance page or by using the Details view of the service. Alternatively, you can use the Info capability to access the Details view and there you can use the Delete capability.

Attention: You will need to confirm the action before the selected service gets permanently deleted.