If you are a Service Catalog Approver, you need to approve and publish the Service Catalogs so that they are available to all the users for logging Service Requests (SRs). For information about logging Service Requests, see Logging Service Requests and Logging Service Requests for Users topics in Service Request Management.
To approve and publish Service Catalog:
- Select Catalog > User > Approve Service Catalog.
- On the APPROVE SERVICE CATALOG page, a list of all the Service Catalogs pending for your approval is displayed. You can also click the Filters icons and specify the filter criteria to view the list of Service Catalogs pending for your approval.
Figure: APPROVE SERVICE CATALOG page
Note:
Click ADD NEW to create a new Service Catalog. For information about creating new Service Catalogs, see Creating Service Catalogs.
- Click the ID of the Service Catalog item you want to approve.
- On the APPROVE SERVICE CATALOG page, fill in the required details and click SUBMIT. For more information about fields on the APPROVE SERVICE CATALOG page, see Field Description.
Figure: APPROVE SERVICE CATALOG page
Field Description
The following table describes the fields on the APPROVE SERVICE CATALOG page:
Field | Description |
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DETAILS | |
Tenant | Displays the Tenant of the Service Catalog Item. |
Category | Displays the Category of the Service Catalog Item. |
Name | Displays the name of the Service Catalog Item. |
Catalog Type | Displays the type of the Service Catalog Item. |
Owner Workgroup | Displays the Owner Workgroup of the Service Catalog Item. |
Global Catalog Item | If selected, the Service Catalog Item is a Global Service Catalog Item. |
Description | Displays the description of the Service Catalog Item. |
Approval Status | Lists the configured status options. Select an approval status from the list.
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Enable Service Request | If this check box is selected, the service under this Service Catalog Item becomes available to the users for logging a Service Request. If selected, the following options are enabled:
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Enable Service Entitlement | If selected, the Services under this Service Catalog Item will not require any approval. The following options are enabled:
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| Golden Catalog Mapping | Select the Available Golden Catalogs that you want to map with the current Catalog and click the Right Arrow to move the selected Golden Catalogs to the Mapped Golden Catalogs. Using the Search text box, you can also Type and search for the Catalogs to be mapped with the current Catalog. |
Number of Approvals | Displays the number of approvals for the Service Catalog Item. |
Workflow | Displays the Approval Workflow. |
Catalog Image | Click the Upload icon to browse and upload the catalog image. |
Active | Indicates the status of the Service Catalog Item.
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Quantity | Displays the option selected for the field in Additional Info tab of FORM BUILDER page. This option is displayed as a label name on NEW SERVICE REQUEST page. |
Cost | Displays the option selected for the field in Additional Info tab of FORM BUILDER page. This option is displayed as a label name on NEW SERVICE REQUEST page. |
Recurring Charges | Displays the option selected for the field in Additional Info tab of FORM BUILDER page. This option is displayed as a label name on NEW SERVICE REQUEST page. |
PORTFOLIO RECORDS | Displays the Service Portfolio Records for the Service Catalog Item. |
ACTIONS
This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the APPROVE SERVICE CATALOG page.
SORT ORDER
Click SORT ORDER to sort the Details field values on the NEW SERVICE REQUEST FOR USER page.
CHANGE HISTORY
Click CHANGE HISTORY to view the various changes that occurred on the Service Catalog and Service Catalog attributes.
Figure: CATALOG ITEM HISTORY pop-up page
WORKFLOW
Click to view or configure workflow for the Service Category. For information about configuring Workflows, see Configuring SR Approval Workflow.
EDIT CATALOG
Click to update the Service Catalog. For information about updating Service Catalogs, see Viewing and Updating Service Catalogs.