Creating a service instance for Watson Assistant

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After you install Watson Assistant, you must create at least one Watson Assistant service instance in the operands project. You can choose the method or methods that you want to use to create service instances.

Who needs to complete this task?

The permissions that you need depend the method that you want to use:

Method	Required permissions
`cpd-cli service-instance create` command	You must have the Create service instances (`can_provision`) permission in Cloud Pak for Data.
`/v3/service_instances` REST API call	You must have the Create service instances (`can_provision`) permission in Cloud Pak for Data.
Web client	You must have the Create service instances (`can_provision`) permission in Cloud Pak for Data.

When do you need to complete this task?: You must complete one of the following tasks to create at least one service instance.

Procedure

Create a service instance by using the appropriate method based on your permissions and your preferences.