---
title: Specify related items and articles for a catalog item
description: Specify related items and articles for a catalog item to provide alternatives and additional information. These items and articles are displayed in the catalog item page in Service Portal and Now Mobile.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/map-items-cat-item.html
release: australia
product: Service Catalog
classification: service-catalog
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Service Catalog items, Explore, Service Catalog, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
---

# Specify related items and articles for a catalog item

Specify related items and articles for a catalog item to provide alternatives and additional information. These items and articles are displayed in the catalog item page in Service Portal and Now Mobile.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin, catalog\_admin, or catalog\_editor

## About this task

You cannot specify related items and articles for an order guide.

You cannot specify these types of items as related items for a catalog item.

-   Wizard Launcher
-   Content Item
-   Standard Change Template
-   Any item in Admin Home catalog

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Service Catalog** > **Catalog Definitions** > **Maintain Items**.

2.  Select the required catalog item.

3.  To specify a related article, perform these steps.

    1.  In the Related Articles related list, click **Edit**.

    2.  On the Edit Members form, move the required articles from the **Collection** column to the **Related Articles List** column.

    3.  Click the up or down icon to arrange articles in the required order and click **Save**.

4.  To specify a related catalog item, perform these steps.

    1.  In the Related Catalog Items related list, click **Edit**.

    2.  On the Edit Members form, move the required items from the **Collection** column to the **Related Catalog Items List** column.

    3.  Click the up or down icon to arrange items in the required order and click **Save**.

    **Note:** In Service Portal, use the instance options to configure the number of articles and items shown in the **Related Articles** and **Related Items** section. See [Configure related catalog item widget instance options](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/configure-related-items-widget.md) or [Configure knowledge related articles widget instance options](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/configure-related-articles-widget.md).


**Parent Topic:**[Service Catalog items](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/c_IntroductionToCatalogItems.md)

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[Map related articles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/knowledge-management/map-related-articles.md)