Integrating with External Reservation Services › Create the Reservation Service

Create the Reservation Service

You create the reservation service by defining the service and its options, including all related service option elements. You also create a reservation form and attach the form to the reservation service option. Together, these elements comprise the service that users request to reserve a resource.

Follow these steps:

1. Create the reservation form.

   You use this form when you define form element and the rate element mentioned in the next step.

2. Create the service option group.

   As part of this process, you do the following:

   • Create the Reservation element.
   • Create the Form element and attach the form.
   • Create the Rate element.

   Note: The Reservation element, Form element, and Rate element are the service option elements that comprise the service option group. In the following topics, the field values for creating and configuring these elements are customized for this scenario. For details about the fields for these elements, see the Administration Guide.

3. Create the reservation service, as follows:
   1. Click Service Builder, Services.

      The Services page appears. This page displays the folders containing services, organized hierarchically.

   2. Expand the tree and select the folder in which you want to add the new service. Click Add.

      Note: To add a service at the service provider (top) level, click the plus sign without expanding the tree.

      The details dialog appears.

   3. Specify Service for the Type field, because you are adding a new service.

      The fields for a service appear.

   4. Complete the fields on the dialog and set the permissions. Save the service with the name Reserve Computer.

      Note: For more details about these fields and about creating a service, see the Administration Guide.

4. Define the service, as follows:
   1. Expand the tree to display the service named Reserve Computer and click the Define icon.
   2. Add the service option group named Reserve Computer to the service.
   3. Perform any additional actions that apply, for example, the following:
      • Add another service option group to the service.
      • Set permissions on which user roles can subscribe to or request the service option group.

      Note: For more details about these actions about defining a service, see the Administration Guide.

You have created the reservation service.