Creating a Service 

Use

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

In the ...

       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, choose to Add a service.

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

○       Query

○       Custom operation

       6.      Enter a Name (mandatory) and a Description (recommended) for the custom operation.