Show what each service includes

Office supplies replenishment

What to provide
Items, quantities, business reason, and collection location.
Authorization
Routine supplies do not require a separate authorization in this example.
What is delivered
A named owner arranges delivery and records the supplied quantities.

Laptop and desk setup

What to provide
Equipment requirements, estimated cost, requested date, and delivery location.
Authorization
An assigned authorizer reviews the equipment commitment.
What is delivered
Laptop preparation and dock delivery are separate tasks before acceptance.

Business system access

What to provide
System name, requested role, business reason, and access end date when needed.
Authorization
The designated reviewer decides whether the access is authorized.
What is delivered
An authorized administrator provisions access in the system and records the result.

Keep availability and request history consistent

  1. Draft the offering

    Describe the outcome in language an employee understands. Include prerequisites and who can request it; do not use internal department codes as the service name.

  2. Make the service available

    Published offerings can be selected in the request form. Confirm the owner, reviewer, and request requirements before changing the catalog state.

  3. Retire it without losing history

    Remove the offering from new selection while preserving linked requests. Submission also checks current availability, so an outdated selection is not enough to create a valid request.

Change the offering with its owner

The catalog describes eligibility; it is not, by itself, an access-control policy or an account-provisioning engine. Configure member permissions for restricted services and keep technical fulfillment in the authorized system.

Review a service before making it available

State what is—and is not—included

“Equipment setup” should tell employees whether the service includes a laptop, charger, dock, and collection appointment. State where it is available, the required notice, and who answers questions. A clear offering prevents employees from interpreting a short catalog label as an unlimited commitment.

Retire an offering without erasing its history

Stop accepting new requests when a service is no longer available. Review requests already in progress with their owners: finish the agreed delivery or communicate a replacement offering. Keep the original request and authorization so a later policy change does not make the earlier decision impossible to understand.

Managing your service catalog

Is a catalog just a list of forms?

No. A useful service definition explains the deliverable, required information, owner, target, and authorization policy. The request form collects one employee’s need against that definition.

Can services ask for different information?

Yes. The example uses service-specific fields for supplies, equipment, and system access. Employees do not need to fill equipment details for a stationery request.

Can a retired service still receive requests?

The request selector lists published offerings, and submission checks current availability. Retired service records remain useful for understanding earlier requests.

Will editing a service update every open request?

Do not assume so. Selected context is retained on the request. A service owner should decide how changed terms affect open work and communicate any revised commitment.

How do we restrict who can request a service?

Use Jodoo’s member and record permissions and test the installed access policy. The catalog’s eligibility text explains the rule to readers, but descriptive text alone does not enforce it.

Start with three services people already ask for

Make each offering understandable, assign its owner, and test its request path before expanding the catalog.

Use the service catalog app