private ProductInstance createProductInstance( ProductRelease productRelease, VM vm, String vdc, List<Attribute> attributes) throws InvalidEntityException, AlreadyExistsEntityException { ProductInstance instance = new ProductInstance(); Product product = null; try { product = productDao.load(productRelease.getProduct().getName()); } catch (EntityNotFoundException e) { product = new Product( productRelease.getProduct().getName(), productRelease.getProduct().getDescription()); } product.setAttributes(attributes); productRelease.setProduct(product); instance.setProductRelease(productRelease); instance.setVm(vm); instance.setVdc(vdc); instance.setStatus(Status.UNINSTALLED); instance.setName( vm.getFqn() + "_" + productRelease.getProduct().getName() + "_" + productRelease.getVersion()); instance = productInstanceDao.create(instance); return instance; }