Types of Steps

Steps are logical blocks that manage what to do with subplans or components. The N1 Service Provisioning System software supports three types of steps:

• Steps that can be called only from a component. These steps can in turn be divided into two types:

  • Component steps that can only be called from an install block.

  • Component steps that can be called from outside an install block.

• Steps that can be called only from plans. These steps consist of two groups:

  • Steps that can be called only from composite plans.

  • Steps that can be called only from simple plans.

• Steps that can be called from both components and plans