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title: Add a catalog item
description: Service Catalog enables you to add a catalog item to multiple catalogs and categories.
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release: australia
product: Service Catalog
classification: service-catalog
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Types of catalog items, Explore, Service Catalog, Manage service capabilities, Extend ServiceNow AI Platform capabilities]
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# Add a catalog item

Service Catalog enables you to add a catalog item to multiple catalogs and categories.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

A catalog item may be available in more than one catalog and category. For example, a laptop carrying case can be available from both Laptops and Cases and Accessories categories.

Within an item:

-   The Catalogs related list defines the catalogs where the item is available.
-   The Categories related list defines the categories where the item is available.

## Procedure

1.  To assign an item to another category or catalog, enter the new details in the appropriate related list.

    **Note:** The values in these lists override the values of the **Catalogs** **** and **Category** fields in the catalog item form. If you change values for either related list, these changes automatically update the values in those fields.


-   **[Share catalog items across catalogs](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/servicenow-platform/service-catalog/t_ShareCatalogItemsAcrossCatalogs.md)**  
You can share a catalog item, enabling users to order that item from different catalogs. For example, you can share a Password Reset item across catalogs serving different teams.

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