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# Publish an item to the hardware catalog

# Publish an item to the hardware catalog {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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After you create a hardware item for the vendor catalog, publish it to the hardware
catalog for viewing. The hardware catalog is a section within the service
catalog.

## Before you begin

Role required: catalog_admin

## About this task

To see the Publish to Hardware Catalog Item related link on the Vendor Catalog Item form, add a hardware 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
hardware catalog, the Publish to Hardware Catalog related
link is no longer available. Any changes made on the vendor catalog item record are
synchronized with the information in the hardware catalog.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllProduct CatalogCatalog DefinitionVendor Items.
2. Open a vendor catalog item.
3. In Related Links, click Publish to Hardware Catalog.
4. Select a Category.
5. Select OK.  
   The published item is listed in the Vendor catalog Items related list of the Hardware Catalog form.
**Related tasks**   

* [Link an item to the hardware catalog](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/JHGfcxzx566Te5Wqncu86A "After you create a vendor catalog item, link the item to the hardware catalog for viewing.")
* [Link an item to the software catalog](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/ChqadEF67Bm99ydGnZTWwg "After you create a vendor catalog item, link the item to the software catalog for viewing.")
* [Publish an item to the software catalog](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/XuspfB7riUk0MkBYLAL1DQ "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.")

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