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title: Activate a product catalog item
description: Activate a product catalog item to make it available in the product catalog and the service catalog.
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release: australia
product: Product Catalog
classification: product-catalog
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Product catalog items, Product Catalog, Asset Management common applications, IT Service Management]
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# Activate a product catalog item

Activate a product catalog item to make it available in the product catalog and the service catalog.

## Before you begin

Role required: catalog\_admin

## About this task

You can activate the item from either the list view or the record.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Product Catalog** > **Catalog Definition** > **Hardware & Software Items**.

2.  Complete one of the following actions.

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**Activate one or more items from the list view**

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Select the check box next to one or more items in the record list and select **Activate** below the list.

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**Activate from the record**

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Select **Activate** under **Related Links**.

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**Parent Topic:**[Product catalog items](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-service-management/product-catalog/c_ManagingProductCatalogItems.md)

**Related topics**  


[Create a product catalog item]()

[Deactivate a product catalog item]()

[Import a Product Catalog item]()