Define network service instance details

Create an application service instance using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. You can create service instances to model different types of network functions.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent, sn_ni_core.telco_inventory_catalog_manager.

About this task

When you create a network service instance record, it creates a corresponding configuration item (CI) record in the Network Service Instance [cmdb_ci_network_service_instance] table.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (), and then select Services > Service Instance.
3. Select New.
4. On the Service Instance form, fill in the fields.
   To learn more about fields, see Service Instance form.
5. To create the Telecommunications Network Inventory attributes for the Service Instance form, select Set Inventory Attributes.
   When you select the Set Inventory Attributes button, it creates a reference in the CI table.

   Note:

   If you select Save without selecting Set Inventory Attributes, it creates a CI record but not a Telecommunications Network Inventory CI record.

6. On the TNI CI Attributes form, fill in the fields.

   To learn more about the Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields, see TNI CI Attributes form.

7. Select Save.

   The Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields are displayed on the Service Instance form after you save the TNI CI Attributes form. The Set Inventory Attributes doesn't appear when you reopen the CI record.