Glossary

Catalog

A single enterprise can create multiple catalogs in Service Catalog. Each catalog has a unique name, a description, and a collection of solutions.

Form Schema

Form Schema builds on JSON schema form which is an open source schema written in JSON for specifying and validating a set of parameters. Cloud admins can use Form Schema to create forms that allow users to customize Deployment Manager (DM) template-based solutions before launching the solutions.

Solutions

A solution is an entry in a catalog.

A solution can be one of the following:

  • Reference link
  • Cloud Deployment Manager (DM) template
  • Terraform configuration
  • Google Cloud Marketplace product

A reference link is a Service Catalog solution that has a landing page and a web link. The web link can point anywhere.

Cloud Deployment Manager template

A configuration file that defines cloud resources to be created using a Deployment Manager template.

Terraform configuration

A configuration file that defines cloud resources to be created using Terraform.

Google Cloud Marketplace product

A product from Google Cloud Marketplace, such as a software as a service (SaaS) product, virtual machine (VM), or Kubernetes app.

User

A user is an enterprise user who has access to Service Catalog solutions.

Cloud admin

A cloud admin is an administrative enterprise user who has access to create, curate, and share catalogs.

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Last updated 2025年10月24日 UTC.