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# Vendor catalog items

# Vendor catalog items {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The vendor catalog is a list of goods available from different vendors.

An accurate and complete vendor catalog can make it easier to keep items in stock at the best
possible price.

You can link multiple vendor catalog items to a single [product catalog
item](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/1PXst7XDKlv~Va0xKnm6yg "Product catalog items are hardware and software that you can track and offer in the service catalog."), which allows you to track information about a single item at different vendors.

For example, for an iPhone 5 product catalog item, you can create separate vendor catalog items
from Apple and from Amazon. Select the vendor with the best price when you [source](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/x563a~a9_u3VWp7qlhdzVA "A service catalog request can contain multiple items that must be sourced.") an item. Users need the model_manager role to work with vendor catalog
items.
* **[Synchronize information](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/luONeCHz879GSYKESHRHHA)**   
  Certain information is synchronized between models, product catalog items, and vendor catalog items.
* **[Create a vendor catalog item](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OSxgVqHQSW2ups~hwsQVxA)**   
  Create a vendor catalog item to associate product models with a vendor.
* **[View a vendor list](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/L9apf_urOBHkO77dbnJhOg)**   
  You can view a list of vendors from the product catalog.

**Related concepts**   

* [Models](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Bu8OXcFEJl_KLwKPdKQGmQ "Models are specific versions or various configurations of an asset. Models are used for managing and tracking assets through various ServiceNow platform asset applications, including Product Catalog, Asset Management, and Procurement.")
* [Product catalog items](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/1PXst7XDKlv~Va0xKnm6yg "Product catalog items are hardware and software that you can track and offer in the service catalog.")
* [Model categories](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/eILmSD4A9yyKDeMTlq2RhA "Model categories associate CI classes with asset classes. Model categories are part of the Product Catalog application.")
* [Domain separation and Product Catalog](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/DPt_nQHpLQvcSpEikbbIUA "Domain separation is supported in the Product Catalog. Domain separation enables you to separate data, processes, and administrative tasks into logical groupings called domains. You can control several aspects of this separation, including which users can see and access data.")  
**Related reference**   

* [Components installed with Product Catalog](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/g7udbgzjdNzkWlJ_z0Kxkg "The following components are installed with the Product Catalog plugin.")