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1. Define the provider in provisioning providers metadata file.
2. Create a process class extending com.crm.process.provisioning.CRMProcessProvisioningProviderBean.
3. Create a data entry view class and a java class implementing com.crm.process.provisioning.CustomProvisioningAction for each of the provisioning provider related processes.
4. Set up the provider through the provisioning providers page.

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• the provproviderprotocol, this which is the protocol of the provisioning provider
• the provprovidername, this which is the name of the provider and it will appear on the provider's data entry screen
• and the provider process name, this which must be the same as the custom process class that will be created for the provider.

Also, in this file, you can define the following:

• generalparameters, these which are the provider parameters,
• hardwaretypes, these which are the supported hardware types
• relatedpages, which are the data entry or summary pages that are implemented to cover the custom provider's processes
• regionmapping. , which is a boolean value indicating whether there should be region mapping configured for the provider
• usedbyusageservicecatalog, which is a boolean value indicating whether the provider can be used by a usage service catalog
• testconnectionavailable, a  which is a boolean value indicating whether the "Test Connection" button should be available for the provider

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2. Provisioning Provider Process Class

Create a

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Process Class

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Use for the provisioning provider that extends com.crm.process.provisioning.CRMProcessProvisioningProviderBean.

You must use @Stateless(mappedName = "ejb/CRMProcessExampleProvider") to define the mapped name of the provisioning provider EJB. The mapped name should match the one defined in provisioningproviders.xml metadata file and the new process class must extend com.crm.process.provisioning.CRMProcessProvisioningProviderBean.

@Stateless(mappedName = "ejb/CRMProcessExampleProvider")
@LocalBean
public class CrmProcessExampleProviderBean extends CRMProcessProvisioningProviderBean {
		
    /**
     * Default constructor. 
     */
	public CrmProcessExampleProviderBean() {
        super();
    }
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}

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The plugin provider can be set up through CRM.COM from the Provisioning Providers Providers data entry view page, which can be found under Settings & Admin > Billing Application > Subscription & Billing Settings > Set up Provisioning Providers. 

Once the provider is defined in the provisioning providers metadata file, it can be added as a plugin through the provisioning providers the Provisioning Providers data entry view page, which can be found under Settings & Admin > Billing Application > Subscription & Billing Settings > Set up Provisioning Providers. By selecting "Set Up New Plug In a Provisioning Provider", you can add the custom plugin provider to the list of provisioning providers and . After adding it, you will be able to set it up, manage the provider's provisioning requests, perform reset subscription runs, reset a single subscription of the provider or and execute the processes defined in the related pages of the provisioning provider's definition (in the provisioningproviders.xml file). 

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