s2s.md

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Using services in another service

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Service access authorization provides a way for one service to access another service directly. You can authorize and configure a service instance's access to other service instances on the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} dashboard. {: shortdesc}

To use a service instance from another service, complete the following steps:

1. On the {{site.data.keyword.Bluemix_notm}} dashboard, click the tile for the service that you want to access. The dashboard for the service is displayed.
2. In the navigation pane, click Connections to authorize the binding from other service instances by using the console of the service instance.
3. If you want to deny other services access to the service instance, click Connections in the navigation pane and then click Unbind in the menu for the connected application to remove the service binding.