How do I configure sample span rule?

Overview

This section describes the configuration of a policy that instructs the NFM-P to automatically add each service created for a specific customer to an Edit Access span associated with the creator of the service. Only the service administrator for the customer can create or edit the specific customer services. In contrast, a typical service user can only view the specific customer services. The following table describes the tasks to configure a span rule.

Table 9-4: Sample span rule configuration

Task

Description

1. Create a span that contains the existing customer services.

  • Choose Administration→Security→NFM-P User Security from the NFM-P main menu.

  • Choose Create→Span on the Span of Control tab.

  • Specify a span name for the customer services.

  • Use the Contents tab to specify the customer X services.

2. Create a span of control profile for the service administrator.

  • Choose Administration→Security→NFM-P User Security from the NFM-P main menu.

  • Choose Create→Profile on the Span of Control tab.

  • Add the Default Service Span as a View Access span to the span of control profile, which allows the user to create a service.

  • Add the customer services span as an Edit Access span to the span of control profile.

3. Create a range policy for each service type that the service administrator for the customer can create. In the sample, the services are IES and VPRN.

  • Choose Administration→Format and Range from the NFM-P main menu.

  • Choose Create→Range Policy.

  • Specify IES Service as the Object Type.

  • Specify Service ID as the Property Name.

  • Configure a range.

  • Click Add on the Users tab to assign the policy to the service administrator.

  • Choose Create→Range Policy.

  • Specify VPRN Service as the Object Type.

  • Specify Service ID as the Property Name.

  • Configure a range.

  • Click Add on the Users tab to assign the policy to the service administrator.

4. Create a span rule that contains the customer span.

  • Choose Administration→Span Rules from the NFM-P main menu.

  • Specify a name for the customer span rule.

  • Set the Created In parameter to All listed spans.

  • Add the customer span on the Spans tab.

After the span rule is created, the service administrator creates a new VPRN service for the customer. The NFM-P uses the VPRN range policy to automatically configure the service ID, and applies the associated customer span rule when the service is saved. As a result, the service is added to the customer span and to the Default Service Span. The service administrator has Edit Access to the customer span, and, therefore, can modify the service, as required.