Publish an item to the software catalog
After you create a software item for the vendor catalog, publish it to the software catalog for viewing. The software catalog is a section within the service catalog.
Before you begin
Role required: model_manager
About this task
To see the Publish to Software Catalog Item related link on the Vendor Catalog Item form, add a software model or a consumable model to the Product Model field, and leave the Product Catalog Item field blank.
After you publish a vendor catalog item to the software catalog, the Publish to Software Catalog related link is no longer available. Any changes made on the vendor catalog item record are synchronized with the information in the software catalog.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Product Catalog > Catalog Definition > Vendor Items.
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Open a vendor catalog item.
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In Related Links, select Publish to Software Catalog.
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Select a Category.
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Select OK.
The published item is listed in the Vendor catalog Items related list of the Software Catalog form.
Parent Topic:Create a vendor catalog item
Related topics
Link an item to the hardware catalog
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title: Publish an item to the software catalog
description: After you create a software item for the vendor catalog, publish it to the software catalog for viewing. The software catalog is a section within the service catalog.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-asset-management/product-catalog/t\_PublishAnItemToTheSoftwareCatalog.html
release: australia
product: Product Catalog
classification: product-catalog
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Create a vendor catalog item, Vendor catalog items, Product Catalog, Common applications, Asset Management]
---
# Publish an item to the software catalog
After you create a software item for the vendor catalog, publish it to the software catalog for viewing. The software catalog is a section within the service catalog.
## Before you begin
Role required: model\_manager
## About this task
To see the **Publish to Software Catalog Item** related link on the Vendor Catalog Item form, add a software model or a consumable model to the **Product Model** field, and leave the **Product Catalog Item** field blank.
After you publish a vendor catalog item to the software catalog, the **Publish to Software Catalog** related link is no longer available. Any changes made on the vendor catalog item record are synchronized with the information in the software catalog.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Product Catalog** > **Catalog Definition** > **Vendor Items**.
2. Open a vendor catalog item.
3. In **Related Links**, select **Publish to Software Catalog**.
4. Select a **Category**.
5. Select **OK**.
The published item is listed in the **Vendor catalog Items** related list of the Software Catalog form.
**Parent Topic:**[Create a vendor catalog item](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-asset-management/product-catalog/t_CreateAVendorCatalogItem.md)
**Related topics**
[Link an item to the hardware catalog]()
[Link an item to the software catalog]()
[Publish an item to the hardware catalog]()
| title | Publish an item to the software catalog |
| description | After you create a software item for the vendor catalog, publish it to the software catalog for viewing. The software catalog is a section within the service catalog. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-asset-management/product-catalog/t\_PublishAnItemToTheSoftwareCatalog.html |
| release | australia |
| product | Product Catalog |
| classification | product-catalog |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Create a vendor catalog itemVendor catalog itemsProduct CatalogCommon applicationsAsset Management |