Planning a service version

What you should be able to do

Roles participating in this task

	The user in the Development role proposes the service version plan.
	The user in the Business role approves the service version plan.

Introduction

The scoped version, created in the lesson Scoping a service version, is now in the planning phase where the development and owning organizations must work together to define the funding and timeframes for the project. In this phase, architecture sizing and funding decisions are made, including establishing dependencies on other assets or services. As part of this wider process, the decision is made to reuse the Eligibility service (from the Governing an existing service lesson). If you are integrating with Rational Asset Manager (see Integration with Rational Asset Manager), you might want to create a document of understanding (DoU) at this point, to define the details of the service reuse.

Part 1: Proposing the service version plan

The service version must be updated to include proposed availability and termination dates. The plan is then proposed; this makes the plan available for review.

1. If necessary, log in as the development user. Switch to the Development view.
2. Specify expected dates for the service version.
   1. Hover over the Account creation service (1.0) service version in the Watch List widget, and click Edit in the hover preview card.
   2. Set the Version Availability Date to today’s date.
   3. Set the Version Termination Date to one year later.
   4. Click Finish to save your changes.
3. Propose the service version plan. Click the service in the watch list to go to the Browse page, then select Action > Propose Plan, and note that the new governance state is Plan Review.

The various lines of business involved in the provision and consumption of the service now have the opportunity to review the details of the service version implementation.

Part 2: Approving the service version plan

After all parties have agreed the details in the plan, the service version plan is approved.

1. If necessary, log in as the business user. Switch to the Business view.
2. Select the Account creation service (1.0) service version to view its details in the Detail widget.
3. Transition the service version to the Planned state. Select Action > Approve Plan, and note that the new governance state is Planned.

What you did in this lesson