System and method for enforcing service control policies for services and service features

Abstract

Embodiments described herein are generally related to systems and methods for providing cloud environments, for use by tenants of a cloud infrastructure environment in accessing software products, services, or other offerings associated with the environment, including methods for defining and enforcing service control policies directed to services and service features. In accordance with an embodiment, the system comprises a service control repository or service catalog that provides a definition of the services and service features, together with service control policies or rules that define availability or access to the service features. A service control policy framework, comprising a feature management service, determines, by reference to a hierarchy of entities defining the service control policies, which different entities can control the availability of particular services or service features to end users.