Service Catalog:Manage an approval constraint

Create an approval constraint

1. Log on to the Service Catalog console as the administrator.
2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Administrator > Portfolio management.
3. On the Portfolio management page, click the target product portfolio.
4. Click the Constraints tab, and then click Create constraint.
5. On the Create constraint page, configure the constraint parameters.
   1. Select an existing product from the Products drop-down list.
   2. In the Constraint description section, enter a detailed description for the constraint.
   3. In the Constraint type section, select Approval Constraint.
   4. In the Must create a plan containing section, select the operations that require approval.
      • All operations: End users must create a plan when they launch a product, update a product instance, or terminate a product instance.
      • Launch: End users must create a plan when they launch a product.
      • Update: End users must create a plan when they update a product instance.
      • Terminate: End users must create a plan when they terminate a product instance.
   5. In the Approver section, select a RAM user or a RAM role as an approver.
      You can specify one or more approvers. A plan requires approval from at least one of the specified approvers.
6. Click Confirm.

Review a plan

When an end user creates a plan for a product with an approval constraint, the approver must review and approve the plan before the operation can proceed.

1. Log on to the Service Catalog console as an approver.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Plans.
3. On the ReceivedRequests tab, find the target plan and click Approve or Reject in the Operation column.

View all plan review records

Administrators with management permissions on Service Catalog and Resource Directory can view plan review records for the current account and member accounts in the resource directory, provided the product portfolio is shared with organizations or members. For more information about product portfolio sharing, see Share or unshare the configurations of a product portfolio.

1. Log on to the Service Catalog console as the administrator.
2. In the navigation pane on the left, click Plans.
3. On the All Approvals tab, view the approval records.
   In the upper-right corner of the approval list, select All accounts or Current account to quickly view approval records for the corresponding accounts. You can also use the filters in the upper-left corner of the approval list to view specific approval records.