Simplify product push flow for Network Catalog Manager

^{Major Upgrade}

Network Catalog Managers can now distribute products to immediate child marketplaces without first adding each product to the local marketplace catalog. Previously, a product had to be published to the local network marketplace staging catalog before it could be distributed to child marketplaces, even when there was no plan to transact on the local marketplace. That requirement is removed in this release.

Developers receive an informational notification when their product is distributed. Network Catalog Managers can push distributed products to immediate child marketplaces without first adding them to the local marketplace.

📝 Note: Network Catalog Manager is available only to customers with a Network edition marketplace. Some capabilities are further restricted to AppDirect base partner marketplaces.

❗ Important: Network Catalog Managers cannot publish products on their own marketplace. Distributed products can be pushed to immediate child marketplaces without adding them to the local marketplace.

UI updates

The Manage > Network > Products page adds two left navigation options:

• Push Products: Search by marketplace name, status filters (Native, Customized, Distributed), and inline status indicators
• Pending Distribution Requests: Distribution requests awaiting Network Catalog Manager action

Feature enablement

This feature is not enabled by default. Contact your AppDirect technical representative to request it.

Setting enablement

No setting enablement is required.

Documentation

See the following topics:

• Network Catalog Manager
• Push products to child marketplaces
• Approve network distribution requests