Creating a service instance for watsonx Assistant

After you install watsonx Assistant, you must create at least one watsonx 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.