Creating a Virtual Service from Scratch

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Type

Choose the Virtual Service asset type.

Name

A name for the new virtual service. Unlike native services, the names of virtual services cannot contain spaces or special characters (except _ and -). Consequently, if you adopt a convention that involves using the name of the service as part of the virtual service name, then the names of the services themselves must not contain characters that are invalid in virtual service names.

If you want to change the name of a virtual service later, make sure the service in undeployed, and then change the name in the service's detail page.

Description

Optional. A description for the virtual service. This description appears when a user displays a list of virtual services in the user interface.

Organization

Specify the organization to which this virtual service will be added.

Note:

The Organization list contains the names of all organizations for which you have Manage Assets permission.

If you select an organization other than your own organization, you will nevertheless be the owner of the virtual service.

Note:

Choose the organization with care. You cannot change the organization assignment after the virtual service is added to the catalog. You can, however, export a virtual service from one organization and import it to another.

Important:

During virtualization of an asset, CentraSite will not allow you to add the virtual asset to the asset catalog unless you have specified all “required” attributes in the asset’s type definition and all referenced objects to which the asset has an association. The value for the “required” attribute and referenced object must be specified in the virtual service’s profile in order to add the asset to the asset catalog.