1. Scope

DESCRIPTION: This flow describes the distribution of the SDC Service CSAR. The SDC Service CSAR is a package of artifacts and output from design time that is created by the various design time GUIs. It captures the things associated with a service that has been defined in design time. This is then distributed to ONAP run-time components.

WHEN EXECUTED: After Design Time (before Run Time)

PURPOSE: To distribute the SDC Service CSAR.

ACTORS:

• Service Designer
• Operations Specialist

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2. Pre-Conditions

The preconditions are:

• PNFD and VNFD have been mapped to platform data/information model.
• SDC contains the verified service and resource descriptors
• Associated resources (PNF, VNF, ANF) used by services have been properly onboarded.
• Services have been defined in design time, and associated templates, control loops, blueprints have been incorporated into the service
• SDC has composed the Service Design CSAR package ready for distribution.
• The Certification Studio has certified the Package ready for distribution
• The Deployment Studio operator has identified the Service Design CSAR package for distribution

3. Information Flow

Test flow with plantUML 

4. Post Condition

The post-conditions are:

• The SDC Service CSAR package contains the (1) Service Descriptor, (2) Resource Descriptor, (3) Service Artifacts, (4) Templates and blueprints associated with the service.
• SO has successfully received and stored SDC Service CSAR package (4).
• SO will contain (in local storage) all of the artifacts & components of the SDC Service CSAR Package (3). 
• DCAE has successfully received and stored the SDC Service CSAR Package.(7)
• DCAE will contain (in local storage) all of the artifacts & components of the SDC Service CSAR Package (6).
• A&AI has successfully received and stored SDC Service CSAR package (10).
• A&AI will contain (in local storage) all of the artifacts & components of the SDC Service CSAR Package (9).
• SDN-C (SDN-R) has successfully received and stored SDC Service CSAR package (13).
• SDN-C will contain (in local storage) all of the artifacts & components of the SDC Service CSAR Package (12).
• APP-C has successfully received and stored SDC Service CSAR package (16).
• APP-C will contain (in local storage) all of the artifacts & components of the SDC Service CSAR Package (15). 

5. References . References

• https://wiki.onap.org/display/DW/SDC+Distribution+client+AID