Task Roadmap: Setting Platform Services
The following task roadmap shows the basic steps required to get started with Predix platform services.
| # | Task | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Set up your trusted issuer. | Create an instance of the User Account and Authentication (UAA) service. UAA is the authorization server that each platform service uses for authentication. For more information, see uaas-get-started.html#task_y1l_vms_2s. Tip: The maximum number of UAA instances that you can create in your space is 10. As a best practice, use the same UAA instance with each of your services. |
| 2 | Create an instance of your service. | Select the service that you need from the Predix.io catalog and create an instance of your service. For more information, see t_creating_a_platform_service_instance.html#task_486d337a-4349-a80c-b4447d267f9912345 |
| 3 | Create OAuth2 clients to setup access to your service authenticated using UAA. | When you create a UAA instance, an admin client is automatically created for you to access UAA for additional configuration. You can create a new client for your service instance with specific scopes. If an Oauth2 client already exists, you can update the client to add your service instance. For more information, see uaas-managing-clients.html#task_79a81b74-552e-4f74-abfc-bd37e6adac87. |
| 4 | Update the Oath2 client to add service specific scopes or authorities. | To enable your application to access a platform service, your JSON Web Token (JWT) must contain the scopes required for a platform service. For more information, see uaas-managing-clients.html#task_k3h_k2c_1x. |
| 5 | Bind your application to the service instance. | To establish communication between your application and the platform service, you must bind the application to the service. For more information, see t_connecting_your_app_to_a_platform_service_instance.html#task_2e2b8b0f-9a72-41d2-be37-273f01f8e47f. |
| 6 | Start using your services. | Your service instances are listed on the Console page when you sign into Predix.io. For more information on using a specific service instance, use the See Documentation button on each service information page on Predix.io. |