Components installed with Product Catalog Management

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated April 13, 2026
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  • Several types of components are installed with activation of the Product Catalog Management plugin, including tables and user roles.

    Roles installed

    Role title [name] Description Contains roles

    Characteristics viewer

    [sn_prd_pm.characteristics_viewer]

    Reads characteristics and characteristic values.

    None

    Characteristics writer

    [sn_prd_pm.characteristics_writer]

    Granular role for creating characteristics and characteristic values.

    sn_prd_pm.characteristics_viewer

    External product viewer

    [sn_prd_pm.external_product_viewer]

    Reads Product Specification Name and Product Offering Name at the field level.

    sn_prd_pm.characteristics_viewer

    Product catalog admin

    [sn_prd_pm.product_catalog_admin]

    Creates, reads, and updates products, resources, services, product, service, and resource categories, characteristics, and characteristic options.

    Exports and imports catalog entities and set up any catalog-related system properties.

    • sn_prd_pm.characteristics_writer
    • sn_prd_pm.product_catalog_manager
    • import_admin
    • sn_gd_core.decision_tree_author
    • sn_gd_guidance.guidance_manager
    • decision_table_admin
    • cmdb_read
    • sn_export_entities.export_user
    • ais_admin
    • category_manager

    Product catalog manager

    [sn_prd_pm.product_catalog_manager]

    Creates, reads, and updates product specifications, resource specifications, and service specifications.

    • sn_tmt_core.inbound_queue_read
    • decision_table_admin
    • sn_prd_pm.product_catalog_viewer
    • model_manager
    • sn_configrule_mgt.rule_writer
    • sn_customerservice.customer_data_viewer
    • sn_csm_ctxrul_mgt.rule_matrix_writer

    Product catalog viewer

    [sn_prd_pm.product_catalog_viewer]

    Views products, resources, services, product, service, and resource categories, characteristics, and characteristic options.

    • canvas_user
    • decision_table_reader
    • sn_prd_pm.product_model_characteristic_viewer
    • sn_gd_core.decision_tree_user
    • sn_prd_pm.characteristics_viewer

    Product model characteristic granular viewer

    [sn_prd_pm.product_model_characteristic_granular_viewer]

    Views records in the Product Model Characteristics table where the product model's Customer Visible field is true.

    None

    Product model characteristic viewer

    [sn_prd_pm.product_model_characteristic_viewer]

    Granular role for viewing records in the Product Model Characteristics table.

    None

    Tables installed

    Table Description

    Catalog Category

    [sn_prd_pm_catalog_category_relationship]

    Stores relationships between catalogs and categories.

    Category To Category Relationship

    [sn_prd_pm_category_category_relationship]

    Stores relationships between categories.

    Characteristic

    [sn_prd_pm_characteristic]

    Stores characteristic records.

    Characteristic Option

    [sn_prd_pm_characteristic_option]

    Stores the options available for a characteristic.

    Quantity Mapping

    [sn_prd_pm_characteristic_option_quantity_mapping]

    Stores quantity mapping records for characteristic options.

    Characteristic Relationship

    [sn_prd_pm_characteristic_relationship]

    Stores relationships between characteristics.

    Characteristic Group

    [sn_prd_pm_configuration]

    Stores characteristic group records.

    Distribution Channel

    [sn_prd_pm_distribution_channel]

    Stores distribution channel records.

    Needs Template

    [sn_prd_pm_needs_template]

    Stores needs template records.

    Needs Template Relationship

    [sn_prd_pm_needs_template_relationship]

    Stores relationship records for needs templates.

    Product Price

    [sn_prd_pm_pricing]

    Stores pricing records for products.

    Product Characteristics

    [sn_prd_pm_product_characteristics]

    Stores characteristics associated with a product.

    Product Model Characteristic

    [sn_prd_pm_product_model_characteristic]

    Stores characteristics associated with a product model.

    Product Offering

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering]

    Stores product offering records.

    Product Offering Catalog

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_catalog]

    Stores catalog records for product offerings.

    Product Offering Category

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_category]

    Stores category records for product offerings.

    Product Offering Category Relationship

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_category_relationship]

    Stores relationships between product offering categories.

    Product Offering Characteristic

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_characteristic]

    Stores characteristics associated with a product offering.

    Product Offering Family

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_family]

    Stores product offering family records.

    Needs Based Offering Recommendation

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_recommendation]

    Stores recommendation records for product offerings based on customer needs.

    Product Offering Relationship

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_relationship]

    Stores relationships between product offerings.

    Product Offering Relationship Characteristic

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_relationship_characteristic]

    Stores characteristics for product offering relationships.

    Product Offering Relationship Group

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_relationship_group]

    Stores group records for product offering relationships.

    Unit of Measure

    [sn_prd_pm_product_offering_uom]

    Stores unit of measure records for product offerings.

    Product Specification

    [sn_prd_pm_product_specification]

    Stores product specification records.

    Resource Specification

    [sn_prd_pm_resource_specification]

    Stores resource specification records.

    Service Specification

    [sn_prd_pm_service_specification]

    Stores service specification records.

    Specification

    [sn_prd_pm_specification]

    Stores specification records.

    Specification Category

    [sn_prd_pm_specification_category]

    Stores category records for specifications.

    Specification Product Instance Mapping

    [sn_prd_pm_specification_char_product_instance_mapping]

    Stores mapping records between specification characteristics and product instances.

    Specification Characteristic

    [sn_prd_pm_specification_characteristic]

    Stores characteristic records for specifications.

    Specification Relationship

    [sn_prd_pm_specification_relationship]

    Stores relationship records between specifications.

    Template

    [sn_prd_pm_template]

    Stores template records.

    Template Characteristic

    [sn_prd_pm_template_characteristic]

    Stores characteristic records for templates.

    Template Characteristic Option

    [sn_prd_pm_template_characteristic_option]

    Stores characteristic option records for templates.

    Unit of Measure

    [sn_prd_pm_uom]

    Stores unit of measure records.

    Unit of Measure Class

    [sn_prd_pm_uom_class]

    Stores unit of measure class records.

    Product Visuals

    [sn_prd_pm_visuals]

    Stores visual asset records for products.