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+.. Copyright 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+
+Design
+======
+
+The goal of the design process is to create all artifacts (models)
+that are required to instantiate and manage resources, services,
+and products on the ONAP platform. The design process requires
+input from users with multiple roles.
+
+Design progresses logically through a series of phases. Each phase:
+
+* is organized into steps that are completed in sequence
+
+* is accessed using a different role with specific responsibilities
+ generates artifacts that are used in other phases of design or when
+ instantiating or monitoring virtual functions.
+
+Design includes the following topics:
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 1
+ :titlesonly:
+
+ Pre-Onboarding <./pre-onboarding/index.rst>
+
+ Resource-Onboarding <./resource-onboarding/index.rst>
+
+ VF Creation and Testing <./vfcreation/index.rst>
+
+ Service Design <./service-design/index.rst>
+
+ Governance Approval and Service Distribution <./service-distribution/index.rst>
+
+ Control Loop Design <./control-loop/index.rst>
+
+* `Policy Design <https://wiki.onap.org/x/SYAP>`_
+
+* `SDC Artifacts List <https://wiki.onap.org/x/LYAP>`_