<p>## How is it possible to intervene in the workflow process and affect it?</p>
<h2id="how-is-it-possible-to-intervene-in-the-workflow-process-and-affect-it">How is it possible to intervene in the workflow process and affect it?</h2>
<p>LCM Rules are used for defining complex conditions and actions during the lifecycle of a service. In Openslice there are the following types of rules defined:</p>
<h3id="define-complex-osm-configs-for-day-0">Define complex OSM configs for DAY 0</h3>
<p>The following displays some complex examples for defining the parameters to pass to the NFV. In this case is OSM.</p>
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<p>NOTE: The OSM_CONFIG characteristic of a service is the one that it is used in orchestration to instantiate NS from OSM</p>
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<p>check the variable strTargetsParam. It is passed to the variable strOsmConfig3 which is executed if the Number of Cameras is more than 100. </p>
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<li>if the Video quality requested is 3, then the Maximum Namber of camers will be 8. Check the OSM detailed configuration block and its syntax.</li>
<li>if the Video quality requested is 2, we use a simpler OSM Config block to configure the parameter OSM_CONFIG. We just injected a json text ( watch the Escape of the string for the Quotes!)</li>
<li>if the Video quality requested is 1, again we use a simpler OSM Config block to configure the parameter OSM_CONFIG. We use as injected json text a variable constructed later</li>
<h3id="define-and-instantiate-different-services-according-to-service-order-request">Define and instantiate different services according to Service Order request</h3>
<p>In the following example we would like to offer a service either as Platinum, Gold or Silver. Depending on the selection we need to instantiate different services.</p>
<p>There are different ways to accomplish this:</p>
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<li>create dynamically New Service Orders of RFSs with equivalent quality of Services</li>
<li>change for example the VIMs that you deploy the NS</li>
<li>change the NSD (that is use different VNFs)</li>
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<p>The following image displays for example the latter case.</p>
<h3id="call-an-external-restful-service">Call an external RESTful service</h3>
<p>This is useful in cases for example of alarms , external logging, calling other services e.g. email or even a complex algorithm written in other language e.g. call an external service and get a result. (service e.g. a Python service)</p>