.. _create_an_entitlement_catalog:

Create an Entitlement Catalog
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Entitlement catalogs are used in entitlement to limit the devices and 
services that entitlement profiles (those defined at the same hierarchy or below) may assign to users. 

Entitlement catalogs can be defined at the provider, reseller, or customer
hierarchy level. Only one entitlement catalog may be defined at a given hierarchy
node.


.. note::

   The animation shows the procedure for creating both an entitlement
   catalog *and* an entitlement profile. An entitlement catalog must exist at or
   above the hierarchy level at which you want to create the entitlement profile.


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**Pre-requisites**:

* An entitlement catalog must exist at Provider level.
* Device groups you want to add to a catalog at the current hierarchy must first be added to 
  a catalog higher in the hierarchy. For example, before adding a device group to a 
  catalog at Customer level, you'll need to add the device group to a catalog at Provider or Reseller 
  level.  


**To add an entitlement catalog**: 


1. Log in as provider administrator.
2. Choose the hierarchy where you want to create the entitlement catalog.

   .. note:: 

      You can only create one entitlement catalog at each hierarchy.

3. Go to (default menus) **Entitlement > Catalogs**.
4. Click **Add**.
5. On the **Catalogs** page, complete the basic configuration for the new entitlement catalog: 

   * Enter a name and optionally, a description.
   * Choose the services to include in this entitlement catalog. Options are:  
     Voice, Voicemail, Presence, Extension Mobility, Single Number Reach, Conferencing, Collaboration.
   * Specify the maximum number of devices allowable for the entitlement catalog. The maximum number 
     can't exceed the total of the maximums for all the device groups included in the entitlement catalog.

   .. note:: 

      Restrictions defined for device groups, device counts, and services in a catalog 
      at a particular hierarchy apply to entitlement profiles and catalogs at that hierarchy, and below. 
      For example, restrictions in a catalog at customer level apply at that customer and to all sites 
      below the customer. 

      Also: 

      * An entitlement profile can't be more restrictive than its associated entitlement catalog. 
      * An entitlement catalog can't be more restrictive than an entitlement catalog at a higher level 
        of the hierarchy. 

6. Add device groups: 

   .. important:: 
   
      While one entitlement profile can have many device groups, device types 
      in those groups must be unique across these groups. The same device can't 
      be added to more than one device group.

   * Click the Plus (+) icon at **Device Groups**. 
   * From the **Device Group** drop-down, choose a device group to include in the 
     entitlement catalog.
   * Specify the maximum number of devices allowed for the selected device group. The maximum 
     number for any device group can't exceed the maximum number of devices for the catalog.

7. Click the Plus icon (+) to add more device groups to the entitlement catalog.
8. Click **Save** to add the new catalog. 

   Next steps: 

   * Create entitlement profiles, at or below the hierarchy level of the entitlement catalog (see: :ref:`create_an_entitlement_profile`).


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