Catalog Classification

In an organization's software portfolio, when adding new software, it is evaluated and rated by going through a standardized process. This involves different teams to categorize the software into Preferred and Non-preferred types and further reassessed from time to time.

App Portal now provides the capability of Catalog Classification to provide flexibility for the Administrator to categorize a catalog as either a preferred or non-preferred product. On the browse catalog page, users can now differentiate between preferred and non-preferred catalog items. When they attempt to checkout a non-preferred catalog, they will be recommended to choose from a list of preferred catalog items attached to the catalog by the administrator.

This capability is turned off by default and can be enabled by turning it on here Admin > Site Management > Settings > Website > Catalog Classification.