When creating a catalog, which field specifies who is able to create, modify, and publish items in the catalog?

The 'Editors' field on a Service Catalog record is a list field that specifies which users and groups are granted permissions to manage the content within that specific catalog. Users designated as editors can create new catalog items and categories, as well as modify and publish existing ones, effectively acting as content managers for that catalog without needing a system-wide administrative role like catalogadmin. This allows for delegated administration of different service catalogs.

B. Item Admins: This is not a standard field or role on the Service Catalog record for delegating item management permissions.

C. Authors: This is not a standard ServiceNow term or field used in the context of Service Catalog management permissions.

D. Item Owners: While an individual catalog item can have a manager or owner, this is not a field on the catalog record that grants broad creation and modification rights.

1. ServiceNow Product Documentation - Create a service catalog: In the section describing the fields on the Service Catalog form

the 'Editors' field is defined. It states

"Users who can manage this service catalog. Editors can add

edit

or delete catalog items and categories."

Reference: ServiceNow Documentation

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Product documentation > Service Catalog > Service Catalog administration > Create a service catalog

"Service Catalog form" table

'Editors' row.

2. ServiceNow Product Documentation - Delegate catalog management: This document explicitly details the roles of catalog managers and editors. It confirms

"Catalog editors can edit catalog records

and manage categories and catalog items in the catalogs they are assigned to."

Reference: ServiceNow Documentation

Washington D.C. Release

Product documentation > Service Catalog > Service Catalog administration > Delegate catalog management.