Compute Nest:Publish a service as a pay-per-use product on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace

Step 1: Select an online Compute Nest service

1. Log on to the Compute Nest console.

2. In the navigation pane on the left, choose My Services.

3. On the Services I Created tab, select the service that you want to publish to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace.

4. Click the service name to open the details page. In the Sales Configuration section, click Create Marketplace Product.

Step 2: Configure sales information

On the basic information page of the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace console, configure the sales information for the product.

1. On the Product Access Information tab, enter the product information and click Next.

   Configuration Item	Description
   Access type	Select SaaS.
   Product name	Enter a custom product name.
   SaaS Acceleration Program	Optional. Select the ID of an acceleration plan that is not associated with a product.
   Application activation method	Select Compute Nest deployment.
   Service type	Select the service type for the Compute Nest deployment. Compute Nest supports Compute Nest private service and Compute Nest fully managed service. The service IDs that you set in Compute Nest are loaded for each service type. A one-to-one mapping exists between a product and a service ID. If a template is already associated, it cannot be associated again.
   Select service process template	Optional. Select a public template first. If no public template meets your needs, select a private template.

2. On the Basic Product Information tab, enter the parameters and click Next.

   Configuration Item	Description
   Product image	Upload the product logo. The image must be in PNG format with a transparent background. The recommended image size is 290 × 290 pixels, and the image size cannot exceed 7.5 MB.
   Product introduction	Enter a brief introduction for the product. This information appears on the product list page of Alibaba Cloud Marketplace. The introduction should be 300 words or less.
   Product highlights	Describe the core features and services of the product and what makes it different from similar products. The description must be 1,000 words or less.
   Product details	Provide a detailed description of the product's features, available services, attributes, and usage process.
   Version features and screenshots	Optional. Compare and describe the different versions of the product. You can also upload screenshots of different product versions to help users better understand the features of each version.
   Product screenshots	Optional. Upload screenshots of the product in use.
   Product live stream ID	Optional. Enter the live stream ID for the product. The ID is bound to your product. After the binding is successful, your live stream is displayed on the product details page.
   Short product video	Optional. Upload a short video that introduces the product. After the video is uploaded, it is displayed on the product details page.
   Product qualifications	Optional. Upload the relevant qualification information for the product. You can upload up to six images. Each image cannot exceed 2 MB.
   Customer use cases	Optional. Describe successful use cases for the product.
   User guide	Upload the user guide for the product. The operations team carefully reviews this document. The guide must be in PDF format and cannot exceed 10 MB.
   After-sales support scope	Enter information about the support scope, including service scope, time range, business scope, and fee range.

3. On the Product Business Information tab, enter the parameters and click Next.

   Configuration Item	Description
   Supports service regions	Optional. Specify whether your product supports service regions. If it does, customers can select a region when they place an order.
   Product category	Select the category for your product.
   Custom tags	Optional. Add tags that describe the product. Tags help customers find your product quickly.
   Product SEO information	Set keywords and a description related to the product. This helps search engines, such as Baidu, index your product.

4. On the Product Sales Information tab, enter the parameters and click Next.

   Configuration Item	Description
   Sales model	Select Pay-per-use.
   Only for enterprise customers	Specify whether only enterprise customers can order this product.
   Specification name	Set the name for the product specification.
   Specification pricing	Set the price for the product.
   Validity period	Set the validity period for the product. Note This is the validity period of the product specification after purchase. You cannot renew the product after it expires.
   Additional billing items	Configure this item based on the product attributes. If the product is sold by version and validity period, or by pay-per-use, number of accounts, and other custom attributes, add additional billing items here. For example, if the product is sold by version and a specified number of accounts, configure a Quantity-type billing module. If the product is sold by version and different sales areas, configure an Enumeration-type billing module. Click Add Additional Billing Item. In the dialog box that appears, click Add Billing Module and configure the billing item in the configuration box. The following table describes the parameters for additional billing items. If you set the type of the additional billing item to Quantity, configure the following parameters. Pricing method: You can select Fixed pricing or Tiered pricing. Minimum order quantity setting: Specify whether to set a minimum order quantity. If a minimum number of resources is required to create a service instance, select Set. Minimum order quantity: Set the minimum order quantity for the resource. You can configure this configuration item only after selecting Minimum Order Quantity Setting and then Settings. Tiered pricing: Set the relationship between the purchase quantity and the price. You can configure this parameter only after you select Tiered pricing for Pricing method. New purchase price: Set the unit price for new resources. You must select Minimum Order Quantity Settings and Settings before you can configure this item. Renewal price: Set the unit price for resource renewals. You can configure this parameter only after you select Set for Minimum order quantity setting. If you set the type of the additional billing item to Enumeration, set different pricing methods for different versions and regions in the Enumeration Pricing area. Note The Production parameter must be the same as the parameter name in the service template to enable interaction. The interaction feature means that if you change a parameter in the service template that has an additional billing item configured, the service fee also changes. The billing item name is only for display on the frontend of the service sales page. You can customize the parameter name.

5. On the Product Agreement Information tab, enter the parameters and click Next.

   Configuration Item	Description
   Product agreement	This is the agreement between you and the end customer. Customers must select the check box for this agreement before they place an order. You can modify the template provided by Alibaba Cloud Marketplace or import your own template.
   Technical filing	Follow the on-screen instructions to enter the compliance information for the product.

6. In the dialog box that appears, click Confirm and Submit.

   After you submit the information, the product review process is automatically triggered.

Step 3: Submit for review and self-test

1. After you submit all the information, Alibaba Cloud Marketplace reviews the product category.

   If the product fails the review, it is returned to the service provider for modification. The product must then be submitted for category review again.

2. After the product passes the category review, the service provider must perform a self-test on the product.

   After the product passes the category review, return to the service details page in the Compute Nest console to bind the Alibaba Cloud Marketplace product specifications. This step is required to ensure that the product passes the self-test.

   Note

   If you integrated CheckOutLicense, you must also test the integration.

   1. Go to the details page of the service that is published to Alibaba Cloud Marketplace.

   2. In the Basic Information section, find Sales Status and click Go to Settings.

   3. On the Sales Configuration tab, click Bind. Then, for the corresponding product specification, select the specification and template package information.

   4. Click OK.

3. After the self-test is complete, you can submit the product for functional review. After the review is complete, the service is automatically listed on Alibaba Cloud Marketplace.