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Managing catalog settings

Managing catalog settings

As the account owner or administrator, you can manage the settings for all catalogs across your account. Management tasks include setting the visibility of the IBM Cloud® catalog and controlling access to products in the public catalog and private catalogs for users in your account.

Before you begin

  1. Verify that you're using a Pay-As-You-Go or Subscription account. See Viewing your account type for more details.

  2. Verify that you have the administrator role on the catalog management service.

  3. If you want users to have access to products in your account, make sure that you create a private catalog before you update the IBM Cloud catalog visibility setting.

Updating the visibility of the IBM Cloud catalog in the console

Users in your account have access to all products in the public catalog by default. If you turn off the visibility of the public IBM Cloud catalog, users can't use the console to create instances of products unless you give them access to a private catalog in your account.

To update what products are visible to users, go to Manage > Catalogs > Settings in the IBM Cloud console.

Some products aren't affected by catalog visibility settings. Users can create instances of these products by using an API or the CLI. For more information, see Known issues and limitations.

Managing access to products for all users in the console

You can use filters to manage which products in the public catalog are available to all users in your account. For example, you might want to restrict access to third-party products. Or, you might want users to work with a specific software type. If your account is a parent account in an IBM Cloud enterprise, the filters that you set apply to all child account groups and accounts. For more information, see Customizing the IBM Cloud catalog for an enterprise.

  1. Go to Manage > Catalogs > Settings in the IBM Cloud console.
  2. Confirm that the visibility of the public catalog is set to On.
  3. In the What products are available? section, select Exclude all products in the IBM Cloud catalog.
  4. Set one or more filters to customize what products are available by category.
  5. (Optional) Add exceptions to the filter rules that you set in the previous step.
  6. Use the Preview table to confirm your selections, and click Update.

Managing access to products for specific users in the console

Set filters at a private catalog level for fine-grained control of which products in the public catalog are available only to the users you choose.

  1. Go to Manage > Catalogs, Private catalogs in the IBM Cloud console.

  2. Select a catalog from the list to navigate to its details page.

    The Products in the IBM Cloud catalog table that's displayed on the page shows the list of products that are available at the account level. The availability is based on the filters the account owner or administrator set. Account-level filters apply to all the private catalogs in the account.

  3. Click Manage filters.

  4. Select to include or exclude all products in the public catalog.

  5. Set one or more filters to customize what products are available by category.

  6. (Optional) Add exceptions to the filter rules that you set in the previous step.

  7. Click Update.

  8. Go to the Settings page and turn off the visibility of the public catalog.

  9. To give users access to work with the products in the private catalog, assign them the viewer role on the catalog management service.

For more detailed examples of how you can leverage filtering at the private catalog level, see Customizing your private catalogs.

Updating the visibility of the IBM Cloud catalog by using the CLI

Users in your account have access to all products in the IBM Cloud public catalog by default. You can make products available only to the users you choose by turning off visibility to the IBM Cloud catalog and adding the products to your private catalogs. Use the following command to turn off visibility of the public catalog to all users in your account.

ibmcloud catalog filter hide-ibm-public-catalog

Managing access to products for all users by using the CLI

You can use filters to manage which products in the public catalog are available to all users in your account. For example, you might want to restrict access to third-party products. Or, you might want users to work with a specific software type.

If your account is a parent account in an IBM Cloud enterprise, the filters that you set apply to all child account groups and accounts. For more information, see Customizing the IBM Cloud catalog for an enterprise.

  1. Create a new filter.
    ibmcloud catalog filter create [--catalog CATALOG] [--category CATEGORY] [--compliance COMPLIANCE] [--deployment-target TARGET] [--exclude-list LIST] [--include-all ALL] [--include-list LIST] [--offering-format FORMAT] [--pricing-plan PLAN] [--provider PROVIDER] [--release RELEASE] [--type TYPE]
    When the --catalog CATALOG command is not specified, the filter is created at the account level.
  2. Target an account group by specifying the command option --account-group ACCOUNT GROUP.
  3. Update the filter to include or exclude a particular product or products. See the Catalog management CLI guidance for command options or run the ibmcloud catalog filter options command to retrieve the filter options for each filter category.

Managing access to products for specific users by using the CLI

Set filters at a private catalog level for fine-grained control of which products in the public catalog are available only to the users you choose.

  1. Create a new filter.
    ibmcloud catalog filter create [--catalog CATALOG] [--category CATEGORY] [--compliance COMPLIANCE] [--deployment-target TARGET] [--exclude-list LIST] [--include-all ALL] [--include-list LIST] [--offering-format FORMAT] [--pricing-plan PLAN] [--provider PROVIDER] [--release RELEASE] [--type TYPE]
    Make sure to specify the --catalog CATALOG command option. When --catalog CATALOG is not specified, the filter is created at the account level.
  2. Target an account group by specifying the command option --account-group ACCOUNT GROUP.
  3. Update the filter to include or exclude a particular product or products. See the Catalog management CLI guidance for command options or run the ibmcloud catalog filter options command to retrieve the filter options for each filter category.

Updating the visibility of the IBM Cloud catalog by using the API

Users in your account have access to all products in the IBM Cloud public catalog by default. You can make products available only to the users you choose by turning off visibility to the IBM Cloud catalog and adding the products to your private catalogs. Use the following command to turn off visibility of the public catalog to all users in your account.

curl -X "PUT" "https://cm.globalcatalog.cloud.ibm.com/api/v1-beta/catalogaccount"
-H "accept: */*"
-H "Authorization: {iam-bearer-token}"
-d '{"id":"string","hide_IBM_cloud_catalog":true,"account_filters":{"include_all":true,"category_filters":{"additionalProp1":{"include":true,"filter":{"filter_terms":["string"]}},"additionalProp2":{"include":true,"filter":{"filter_terms":["string"]}},"additionalProp3":{"include":true,"filter":{"filter_terms":["string"]}}},"id_filters":{"include":{"filter_terms":["string"]},"exclude":{"filter_terms":["string"]}}}}'

Make sure the hide_IBM_cloud_catalog field has a Boolean value of true to hide the public catalog in this account. Alternatively, you can give the include_all field a Boolean value of false for each account_filters object to exclude all of the public catalog.

See the Catalog Management API for more information.

Managing access to products for all users by using the API

You can use filters to manage which products in the public catalog are available to all users in your account. For example, you might want to restrict access to third-party products. Or, you might want users to work with a specific software type.

If your account is a parent account in an IBM Cloud enterprise, the filters that you set apply to all child account groups and accounts. For more information, see Customizing the IBM Cloud catalog for an enterprise.

curl -X "PUT" "https://cm.globalcatalog.cloud.ibm.com/api/v1-beta/catalogaccount"
-H "accept: */*"
-H "Authorization: {iam-bearer-token}"
-d '{"id":"string","hide_IBM_cloud_catalog":true,"account_filters":{"include_all":true,"category_filters":{"additionalProp1":{"include":true,"filter":{"filter_terms":["string"]}},"additionalProp2":{"include":true,"filter":{"filter_terms":["string"]}},"additionalProp3":{"include":true,"filter":{"filter_terms":["string"]}}},"id_filters":{"include":{"filter_terms":["string"]},"exclude":{"filter_terms":["string"]}}}}'

The options for {accountFilters} are: include_all, category_filters, and id_filters.

See the Catalog Management API for more information.

Managing access to products for specific users by using the API

Set filters at a private catalog level for fine-grained control of which products in the public catalog are available only to the users you choose. The following example applies the filter id_filters where AdvancedMobileAccess-d6aece47-d840-45b0-8ab9-ad15354deeea is a product ID.

curl -X 'PUT' \
'https://cm.globalcatalog.cloud.ibm.com/api/v1-beta/catalogs/<catalog-id>'
 -H 'accept: application/json' \
 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 -H "Authorization: ${IC_IAM_TOKEN}" \
 -d '{"label": "testcurlcatalog4", "short_description": "testing creating a catalog through curl", "catalog_filters": { "include_all": false, "id_filters": { "include": { "filter_terms": [ "AdvancedMobileAccess-d6aece47-d840-45b0-8ab9-ad15354deeea" ] } } }}'

See the Catalog Management API for more information.

Catalog filters

The following table lists the filters that you can use to customize which products in the public catalog are available to users in your account.

Table 1. Options for filtering by category
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
AI / Machine Learning Products that enable systems to learn from data rather than through explicit programming.
Analytics Products that facilitate the analysis of data, typically large sets of business data, by the use of mathematics, statistics, and other means.
Blockchain Products that facilitate the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network.
Compute Infrastructure resources that serve as the basis for building apps in the cloud.
Containers A standard unit of software that packages up code and all its dependencies so the app runs quickly and reliably from one computing environment to another.
Converged infrastructure A way of structuring an information technology (IT) system by grouping multiple components into a single optimized computing package, components of which may include servers; data storage devices; networking equipment; and software for IT infrastructure management, automation, and orchestration.
Databases Products that provide some form of access to a database without the need for setting up physical hardware, installing software, or configuring for performance.
Developer tools Products that support developing, testing, and debugging software.
Enterprise applications Bundle of compatible products that deliver enterprise-grade app solutions for information sharing, automation, and agility.
Integration Products that facilitate the connection of data, apps, APIs, and devices across an organization to be more efficient, productive, and agile.
Internet of Things Products that support receiving and transferring data over wireless networks without human intervention.
Logging and monitoring Products that support receiving and transferring data over wireless networks without human intervention.
Mobile Products with specific or special utility for users creatings things to be used on mobile devices.
Networking Products that support or augment the linking of computers so they can operate interactively.
Security Products that provide the protection of stored data from theft, leakage, and deletion.
Storage Products that support data to be created, read, updated, and deleted.
Table 1. Options for filtering by compliance
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
EU Supported Support for the service is provided by IBM Cloud support team members that are located in the European Union (EU) region.
Financial Services Validated Services are designated as Financial Services Validated when the IBM Cloud service or SaaS, or independent software vendor (ISV) offering, evidences compliance with the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services.
HIPAA Enabled The service is designated as HIPAA ready, meaning processing, storing, and handling Protected Health Information (PHI) in the service is supported.
IAM-enabled The service is enabled to use IBM Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) for access control. Access policies are used to assign users and service IDs access to specific resources in an account.
Service Endpoint Supported The service can be connected to over the IBM Cloud private network instead of the public network. Connecting directly to service endpoints doesn't require internet access, providing increased security.
Table 1. Options for filtering by delivery method
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
Cloud Paks A cloud solution that integrates a container platform, containerized IBM middleware and open source components, and common software services for development and management.
Helm charts A format for packaging a collection of files that describe specific configurations of infrastructure in the form of code.
Operators A method of packaging and deploying a Kubernetes-native application.
OVA Images Open Virtual Appliance that contains a compressed installable version of a virtual machine.
Server Images A template that is used to create instances of virtual servers.
Terraform Infrastructure as code to deploy your application.
Table 1. Options for filtering by deployment target
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
IBM Kubernetes Service Used to create a Kubernetes cluster of compute hosts to deploy and manage containerized apps on IBM Cloud.
IBM Cloud Schematics Used for infrastructure as code automation by using terraform templates.
Power Virtual Server Used to create a Power server that is distinct from the IBM Cloud servers with separate networks and direct-attached storage. The internal networks are fenced but offer connectivity options to IBM Cloud infrastructure or on-premises environments.
Red Hat OpenShift Used to create a Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud cluster of compute hosts to deploy and manage containerized apps on IBM Cloud.
VMware vCenter Server Provides deployment and management of VMware virtualized environments.
Virtual Private Cloud Deploy and manage your server images on virtual private cloud as your infrastructure target.
Table 1. Options for filtering by pricing plan
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
Free The service includes monthly free allowances for only Pay-As-You-Go or Subscription accounts.
Lite The pricing plan for the service is structured as a free quota. The quota might operate for a specific time period, for example, a month or on a one-off usage basis.
Table 1. Options for filtering by release
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
Beta The product is available for evaluation and testing purposes. Beta products are not intended for production use.
Deprecated The product is supported but no longer recommended and that might become obsolete.
Table 1. Options for filtering by runtime environment
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
HPC Products that enable High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads on IBM Cloud. For more information, see High-performance computing on IBM Cloud
SAP Certified An infrastructure service that is certified by SAP to run production SAP workloads. For more information, see IBM Cloud® for SAP.
Satellite Enabled A service that is enabled for use with IBM Cloud Satellite. You can run apps consistently across on-premises, edge computing, and public cloud environments. For more information, see IBM Cloud Satellite.
Quantum Technologies A service that is compatible with quantum technologies. For more information, see IBM Quantum services.
Table 1. Options for filtering by support type
Use the buttons before the table to change the context of the table. The column headers identify the options for fitering based on filter type.
Option Description
IBM supported Products that are supported by IBM Cloud.
Third party supported Products that are provided by individual service entities.
Community supported Products that are provided by open source communities.

You can also scope your view of the catalog by using the Provider filter to browse by individual providers, and the Location filter to view products available in specific regions.