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2 Define Service Version Properties
Application Services passes defined properties as environment variables to scripts running in a
virtual machine. The service version properties define the variables used in the scripts for the
service.
3 Add Action Scripts to the Service Version
The application catalog administrator must provide an action script for at least one of the life cycle
stages. For deploying an application, you can create an install, configure, start, rollback, and
teardown script, or create an update script to update an existing deployment. These scripts are
customized to use the component properties.
4 Maintain Service Versions
You can copy or edit a service from an existing service version.
5 Delete a Service from the Library
You can delete a service from the Services page.
Create a Service Version in the Library
Use the Application Services library to create software service versions. The Application Services library
also contains predefined services.
Sometimes, rather than creating a new service, you might prefer to edit the scripts and variables in the
predefined service. As a best practice, create a copy of the predefined service before you make changes.
See Maintain Service Versions.
You can share a service publicly or privately in a group. Sharing is supported at the component level and
not at the individual version level.
Prerequisites
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Log in to Application Services as an application cloud administrator and an application publisher
and deployer.
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Verify whether you must add items to the operating systems and descriptive tag lists. See Add
Operating Systems to the Library and Add Tags to the Library.
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If you plan to add an operating system with SELinux enabled, verify that the permissive mode is
enabled or specific exceptions are in place for the applications being installed to avoid any installation
failures.
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If a service is used in a blueprint or included as a preinstalled service in a logical template, the service
cannot be deleted. Before you delete a service, delete the referenced blueprint or logical template
with the preinstalled service.
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To view examples about how to name or describe a service, select Library > Services to view the
predefined services.
Procedure
1 On the Application Services title bar, click the drop-down menu and select Library > Services.
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