Using the content management system with the service catalog

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title: Using the content management system with the service catalog
description: Use the content management system \(CMS\) to create a custom interface for the service catalog.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/p\_ConfigureContentManagementSystem.html
release: australia
product: Service Catalog
classification: service-catalog
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Service Catalog customization, Types of catalog items, Explore, Service Catalog, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Using the content management system with the service catalog

Use the content management system \(CMS\) to create a custom interface for the service catalog.

**Important:** Use Service Portal for new development instead of CMS. Service Portal is an alternative to CMS with a refined user experience, and is active by default in the base system. For more information, see [Service Portal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/c_ServicePortal.md) and [Content Management and Service Portal](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/c_CMSAndSP.md).

-   **[Manage catalogs in CMS sites](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/t_ManageCatalogSites.md)**  
When your organization uses the content management system \(CMS\) as well as Service Catalog, you can select which catalogs are supported within the CMS sites.
-   **[Set up catalog portal pages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/c_SettingCatalogPortalPages.md)**  
The Catalog Portal Page `[sc_catalog_view_mtom]` table links catalogs to CMS portal pages and defines the default catalog to portal page combination used by URLs.
-   **[Manage catalog portal pages](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/c_MultipleServiceCatalogs.md)**  
Using Service Catalog, you can create and manage multiple portal pages for a catalog.

**Parent Topic:**[Service Catalog customization](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/p_ServiceCatalogCustomization.md)