# Managing Service Bundles

> For example, users wishing to order a range of services for a new starter can order a New Employee service bundle. The New Employee bundle could consist of: Create a New Email Account (from the Email service), Access to Network (from the Network service), and Order New Telephone (from the Phone service).

## Adding a Service Bundle <a href="#adding" id="adding"></a>

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### Before you start

You must have **CMDB Item New** selected in the **CMDB Items** tab of your **Configuration Management security role**.
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1. Select **New** > **Service Bundle**.
2. The Service Bundle Details window is displayed.
3. Complete the standard CMDB item details. You can use the **Templates** section to create a request from the service bundle.

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="230"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Create request</td><td><p>Select the checkbox to link the Service Bundle to a Request. This will allow Service Actions in any portal display category tier within the service bundle's portal display category to be added to the order in the Service Request Catalog and linked to the Service Bundle Request.</p><p><strong>When this option is selected, you cannot add Service Actions on this screen.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>Using template</td><td>Use the Search field to select the template for the request.</td></tr></tbody></table>

4\.  Use the tabs at the bottom of the window to make the service bundle available to specific or all subscribers or stakeholders and link other CMDB items or link service actions to the service bundle.

5\.  Use the options in the Explorer pane to add any further details.

6\.  Select **Ok** to save the details, or **Save New** to save the details and display a blank details window, ready for you to create another CMDB item.

## Linking Service Actions to Service Bundles

When linking service actions to service bundles, you can select **Service Bundle to Service Action (Optional)** to give Users the option of ordering this linked service action, or **Service Bundle to Service Action** to make it mandatory for Users to order this linked service action.

If you link a service action to a service through the **Linked Items** tab, this is a standard link.

To link a service action as a core component of a service, use the **Service Actions** tab. See [Managing Your Service Portfolio](/asm/asm-hermes/use-asm/using-asm-core/managing-your-cmdb/managing-your-service-portfolio.md) for more information.

## Allocating Subscribers to a Service Bundle <a href="#allocati" id="allocati"></a>

The Subscribers tab in the Linking Panel on the Service Bundle Details window allows you to define who may subscribe to this service bundle, that is, request the service bundle through the Self Service Portal Catalog.

You can make the service bundle available to all Users, or only to Users and organizations who are members of a Subscriber Group.

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If a service bundle is linked to different subscribers than the service actions in the bundle, the bundle subscribers can only order the service actions as part of the bundle and the service action subscribers cannot order the service bundle (unless they are also subscribers on the bundle).
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Alternatively, you can make the service bundle visible based on stakeholder role.

## Making a Service Bundle available to all Users

1. From the Linking Panel, select the **Subscribers** tab.
2. Select **Available to all Users** to enable any portal User to order this service bundle.
3. You cannot link a service bundle to a subscriber group if the **Available to all Users** checkbox is selected.

## Making a Service Bundle available to Subscriber Groups

1. From the Linking Panel, select the **Subscribers** tab.
2. Select **Add**.
3. Search for a Subscriber Group.
4. From the search results, select the Subscriber Group you wish to link.
5. Select the **link** icon.

You can also add a new Subscriber Group by selecting **Add New** on the **Subscriber Group Search** window. This opens a new **Subscriber Group Details** window. When you save the Subscriber Group, it is linked to the selected service bundle.

## Unlinking a Subscriber Group

1. From the Linking Panel, select the **Subscribers** tab.
2. Select the Subscriber Group in the browse table.
3. Select **Remove**.
4. In the popup, select **Yes** to remove the Subscriber Group or **No** to leave the Subscriber Group.

## Viewing the details of a linked Subscriber Group

1. From the Linking Panel, select the **Subscribers** tab.
2. Select the Subscriber Group in the browse table.
3. Select **Open**.

To save any changes and close the Service Bundle Details, select OK, or add more service bundle details.

## Linking a Stakeholder Role to a Service Bundle <a href="#linking" id="linking"></a>

You can limit the visibility of a service bundle in the Self Service Portal to specific stakeholder roles. Only those stakeholders will then have access to the service bundle, unless it is made available to all stakeholders.

You can filter visibility in the Self Service Portal by subscriber group instead. Whether visibility is determined by stakeholder or subscriber group is determined in the CMDB tab of the **Self Service portal role**.

## Making a Service Bundle available to all Stakeholders

1. Scroll down to the Linking Panel at the bottom of the window, and select the **Stakeholders** tab.
2. Select **Available to all Users**, which appears just above the Stakeholders table.

#### Linking a Stakeholder

1. Scroll down to the Linking Panel at the bottom of the window, and select the **Stakeholders** tab.
2. Specify the type of stakeholder, using the drop-down list beneath the Stakeholders table.
3. Select **Add**. The appropriate Search window is displayed, from which you can identify the stakeholder you want.
4. When you identify your stakeholder, a pop-up window prompts you to select the stakeholder role. Use the drop-down list to select one, and then select OK. The stakeholder details appear in the Stakeholders table.
5. You can continue to add more stakeholders, remove unwanted ones, select one and use **Open** to view the details, send an email to selected stakeholders, or all stakeholders, or filter the columns on the table to display information that is relevant to you more clearly.

## Searching for a Service Bundle

1. Search for a CMDB item, specifying **Service Bundle** as the **Item Type**.
2. Select the service bundle from the browse table of results and select . If CMDB Item Action by Default is selected in the **CMDB Items** tab of your **Configuration Management security role**, the service bundle is displayed in edit mode. Otherwise, it is displayed in Review mode and you have to select  to make any updates.

## Updating a Service Bundle

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### Before you start

You must have **CMDB Item Update** selected in the **CMDB Items** tab of your **Configuration Management security role**. To update the title, you must have **CMDB Item Title Update** selected, and to update the reference, you must have **CMDB Item Ref Update** selected. If the service bundle is open by another analyst for updating, you must also have **CMDB Item Cancel Lock** selected. If the service bundle is a template, you must have **CMDB Item Template Update** selected.
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If the item is already open for updating by another Analyst, a warning dialog box will appear. If you have the correct settings in your Configuration Management security role, you can break the lock. If not, you cannot go any further.
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1. Select the **Edit** icon if necessary to view the service bundle in edit mode.
2. Update the details.
3. You can also allocate Subscribers to the Service Bundle, or link other CMDB items or link service actions to the service bundle.
4. Use the options in the Explorer pane to add any further details if necessary.
5. Select **Ok** to save the details, or **Save New** to save the details and display a blank details window, ready for you to create a CMDB item.

## Deleting a Service Bundle

1. Search for a CMDB item, specifying **Service Bundle** as the **Item Type**to display all service bundles in the browse table of search results.
2. From the search results, select the service bundle you want to delete, and select the **Delete** icon.
3. To view the details of the service bundle before deleting, select Select the **Action/Edit** icon. Then select the **Delete** icon from this window when you are confident that this is the item you want to delete.
4. In the warning message, select **Yes** to proceed with deleting the service bundle, specifying the Change Reasons if prompted to do so.


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