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Context

Before you can model a query or custom operation, you need to create a service, which functions as a bundling entity for service operations.

Procedure


  1. In the Service Explorer , select the Services node of your project.

  2. Open the context menu and choose Create Service .

  3. In the Create New Service dialog box, enter a Name (mandatory) and a Description (optional) for the service.

  4. In the Service editor, select the Operations tab.

  5. Click Add to add a service.

  6. Depending on whether you want to model a query or custom operation, in the dialog box select:

    • Query

    • Custom operation

Results

You have created a service.

A service should contain a set of operations such as a query or a custom operation. For more information about modeling queries and custom operations refer to Modeling a Query and Modeling a Custom Operation.