Method for deploying, provisioning and storing initial filter criteria

A method for deploying a new service in a provider network, comprising:

• upon receiving a request for a new service, deploying a respective service code to at least one application server and storing in a memory device an identifier of said at least one application server that hosts said service code;
• defining a Trigger Point (TP) template for said new service and storing said TP template in said memory device, said TP template comprising global service data and user specific service parameters;
• and
• assigning a default value and a description for each of said user specific service parameters in said TP template, said description indicating what user specific data is to be inserted into said TP template.

An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor, said apparatus adapted to perform the steps of:

• upon receiving a request for a new service, deploying a respective service code to at least one application server and storing in a memory device an identifier of said at least one application server that hosts said service code;
• defining a Trigger Point (TP) template for said new service and storing said TP template in said memory device, said TP template comprising global service data and user specific service parameters;
• and
• assigning a default value and a description for each of said user specific service parameters in said TP template, said description indicating what user specific data is to be inserted into said TP template.