How to Create a Custom Plan

You can create a plan by using a schema-validating editor, such as TurboXML, or on the Advanced Edit page of the browser interface.

This procedure describes how to import a plan that you have written by using an XML editor.

Steps

1. Write a plan.

   See the XML schema elements described in Chapter 2, Shared Schema Used by Components and Simple Plans, in N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 XML Schema Reference Guide and Chapter 4, Plan Schema, in N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 XML Schema Reference Guide.

2. Launch the browser interface and go to the Plans page.

3. Type the name and brief description for the plan that you want to create, and click Create.

   The Advanced Edit page for the plan appears.

   The provisioning system creates an XML skeleton for the plan.

4. In the Plan Definition field, do the following:

   • Enter the XML for the plan.

   • To import a plan that is stored on your local system, type the full path name of the file or click the Browse button. Then, click Replace.

5. Click Check In.

   A window appears that tells you that you are about to check in a plan. The plan is assigned Version 1.0.

6. Click Continue To Check In.