Catalog Products

The Catalog Products page lets you create new catalog products and manage existing ones. The following information is provided for each catalog product included in the list:

Name: The name of the catalog product. The name consists of five parts: Manufacturer Product Version (Product Type) (Licenses Per Package). For example, with Acme Product A 8.5 (Full License) (10), Acme is the manufacturer, Product A is the product, 8.5 is the version, Full License is the product type, and 10 is the number of licenses per product unit. Click the name to display the catalog product’s details.
Licenses Per Pkg: The number of licenses included in one unit of the catalog product. For example, if the catalog product is Product B (10-License Pack), the number of licenses is 10.
Mfr. Part. #: The part number that the manufacturer assigned to the software product package represented by the catalog product.
Reseller SKU: The SKU (stock-keeping unit) that the reseller assigned to the software product package represented by the catalog product.
Excluded: Indicates whether or not the catalog product is excluded from compliance calculations. Excluded products cannot be added to a licensed product.
Purchase Quantity: The number of packages of the software product you’ve purchased. This number, multiplied by the Licenses Per Package, provides the total licenses associated with the catalog product. Click the quantity number to display the list of purchases for the catalog product.
Licensed Product: The licensed product to which the catalog product is assigned. Click the product to display the licensed product’s License Entitlements page.
License Entitlement: The specific license entitlement to which the catalog product is assigned. Click the entitlement to display the entitlement’s Proof of Ownership page. You can use this page to manage (view, add, or remove) the catalog product’s association with the entitlement.

Task	Steps	Additional Details
Create a catalog product	Click New > Catalog Product. Follow the on-screen prompts. Click the Help button if you need additional information.
Filter the Catalog Products list	In the Search panel, specify the criteria to use for filtering the list: Name: Specify the text that the catalog product name (or folder name) must include. This is a partial match field that is case-insensitive. Manufacturer: Select a specific manufacturer, or select Any manufacturer. Product Type: Select a specific product type, or select Any product type. Platform: Select the platform (Windows or Mac) to match. Mfr. Part Number: Specify the text that the part number must include. This is an exact match field that is case-insensitive. You can use an * wildcard. Exclude Status: Select one of the following to match: Any: Match any status. Excluded: Match only the catalog products that are excluded from compliance calculations. Not Excluded: Match catalog products that are not excluded. Reconciliation Status: Select one of the following to match: Any: Match any status. Reconciled: Match catalog products that are assigned to licensed products. Unreconciled: Match catalog products that are not assigned. Include Subfolders: Select this option to search the current folder and its subfolders. Click Search to apply the search criteria and filter the list.	By default, the Catalog Products list displays all catalog products. You can modify the Search criteria to change which catalog products are displayed. For example, you can display only the catalog products from a specific manufacturer, or you can display only the catalog products that are assigned to licensed products. Be aware that folders only have values in the Name field. To display folders, all criteria fields other than Name and Type must be set to Any or left empty.
Create a folder	Click New > Folder. Specify a new folder name. Specify a path. (Optional) Add a description. Click OK.
Move a catalog product	Select a product. Click Move. Specify a new path. Click OK.
Delete a catalog product or a folder	Select a catalog product or a folder. Click Delete.	Deleting a folder deletes all the catalog products in the folder.
Exclude a catalog product	Select a catalog product. Click Action > Exclude.	An excluded catalog product cannot be added to a licensed product’s entitlements. By default, the Catalog Product list shows both included and excluded catalog products. You can change the Search filter to leave out excluded products and display only included products.
Include an excluded catalog product	Select a catalog product. Click Action > Include.
Add a catalog product to a licensed product	Click Action > Add to Licensed Product. Follow the on-screen prompts. Click the Help button if you need additional information.