To better enable consistency and re-use of service specifications, it is important to set constraints on how a service should behave. The S8 Viewpoint specifies constraints against services to which implementations must conform.
Usage
The intended usage of the S8 includes:
- Service design.
- Service governance.
Creating a Service Policy matrix
To create a Service Policy table:
- Click on Service Policy in the Action Artifact area, and then select Create New Diagram.
- Type the diagram name and press Enter.
- This opens a table where you can create and manage service policy. Click on New Constraint above the table to create a new row of service policy.
- Click on the cell of the Constrained Elements column and select the ServiceSpecification to be constrained. ServiceSpecification are defined in S1.
- Enter the policy in the Rule Specification cell.
