Viewing Service Definitions
The following topics show how to view service definitions in either a graphical or a tabular view. You can view all service definitions, use filters to limit the view, see a “quick view,” or view full details of a specific service definition.
Viewing Service Definitions as Graphics
To view the service definitions on your network in a graphical form, follow these steps:
- In the Ethernet Activator task ribbon, select the Service Design workspace icon.
- In the task ribbon, select the Manage Service Definitions task icon.
- To display the service definition inventory as
graphics, in the filter bar, select the thumbnail view icon.
Thumbnails for the service definitions appear in the main display area, as shown in the following example:
Figure 1 and Table 1 explain the service definition thumbnail decorations. In Figure 1, the icon on the left is for a point-to-point Ethernet service definition. The icon on the right represents a VPLS service definition.
Figure 1: Service Definition Thumbnails
Table 1: Service Definition Decorations
Decoration
Name
Description
Standard
The service definition is prepackaged and cannot be modified.
Customized
The service definition is customized.
Published
The service definition is published and is available for creating service orders.
Standard service definitions are always published. Customized service definitions can be published or not.
Unpublished
The customized service definition has not yet been published.
- Use the search facility to restrict the display by partial name.
- For a quick look view of a specific service definition,
click once on the service icon. Summary information about the service
appears in the right pane. Table 2 explains the fields in this quick
look view.
Table 2: Quick Look Service Definition Information
Field
Meaning
Name
The unique name assigned to the service definition.
Service type
One of the following:
- Point-to-point Ethernet (LDP)
- Multipoint Ethernet
State
One of the following values:
- Published—The service definition is available for use by service provisioners.
- Unpublished—The service definition is not yet available for use by service provisioners.
Traffic type
One of:
- All traffic—All the customers traffic is transported across the network.
- Singe VLAN—Only one specified VLAN is transported across the network.
- VLAN range—A specified range of VLANs is transported across the network.
Description
A brief description of the service definition.
- To view details of a specific service definition,
double-click the service definition icon.
The Ethernet Activaror software displays a detailed view of the service definition. The following example shows a point-to-point Ethernet service definition:
For information about the meaning of each attribute, see Service Attributes Overview.
Viewing Service Definitions in Tables
To view the service definitions on your network in a tabular form, follow these steps:
- In the Ethernet Activator task ribbon, select the Service Design workspace icon.
- In the task ribbon, select the Manage Service Definitions task icon.
- To display the service definition inventory in
tabular form, in the filter bar, select the table view icon.
A table of service definitions appears in the main display area of the screen, as shown in the following example:
Table 3 explains the information presented in the table.
Table 3: Service Definition Table Fields
Column
Meaning
Name
The unique name assigned to the service definition.
Service Type
One of the following:
- Point-to-point Ethernet (LDP)
- Multipoint Ethernet
State
One of the following values:
- Published—The service definition is available for use by service provisioners.
- Unpublished—The service definition is not yet available for use by service provisioners.
Service type
One of the following:
- Point-to-point Ethernet (LDP)
- Multipoint Ethernet
Created By
The screen name of the user who created the service definition.
- To restrict the display of service definitions, enter a search criterion of one or more characters in the Search bar and press Enter. All service definition names that match the search criterion appear in the main display area.
- For a quick look view of a specific service definition, select the service definition in the table. Summary information about the service appears in the right panel.
- To view details about a service definition, double-click
the service definition icon in the table.
The Ethernet Activaror software displays a detailed view of the service definition. The following example shows a point-to-point Ethernet service definition:
For information about the meaning of each attribute, see Service Attributes Overview.
