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Adding a service to your draft

Learn how you can add a service in Cloudera DataFlow Flow Designer.

  • Make sure that you have DFDeveloper permission to perform this task. For information on account and resource roles, see Cloudera DataFlow authorization.
  • You have created a draft flow in Cloudera DataFlow Flow Designer.

Adding a service from Flow Options

Learn about creating services from the Flow Options menu.

  1. To create a service for your flow, click Flow Options > Services > Add Service.
  2. In the Add Service box you can select from the available services by scrolling down the list on the left or by starting to type the name of the service you are looking for.
    You can optionally change the name of the service.
  3. Click Add.
    The Configuration pane opens.
  4. Make the required settings to your service, then click Apply.
Click Back to Flow Designer to return to the canvas when you are done adding services.

Creating a service from Configuration

Learn how you can create services directly from the Configuration pane for a property that expects a controller service as a value.

  1. Select the component with the Property for which you want to create the controller service.
    Click the component on the Canvas to access its properties on the Configuration pane.
  2. Locate the property for which you want to create the service and click More > Add Service.


  3. In the Add Service box you can select from the available services by scrolling down the list on the left or by starting to type the name of the service you are looking for.
    You can optionally change the name of the service.
  4. Click Add.
    The Configuration pane opens.
  5. Make the required settings to your service, then click Apply.
Click Back to Flow Designer to return to the canvas when you are done adding services.