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title: Catalog Items Without Short Description
description: "Impact Area Manageability   Severity Warning   Affected Element Catalog item Record producer ## Rule ID **SN-CAT_ITEM_NO_SHORT_DESC** ## Impact Catalog items without short descriptions are harder for the users to find. ## Remediation Ensure that all your catalog items have…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qc/servicenow-rules/catalog-items-without-short-description/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules
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# Catalog Items Without Short Description

Impact Area

Manageability

 

           Severity

Warning

 

           Affected Element

Catalog item

Record producer

## Rule ID

**SN-CAT_ITEM_NO_SHORT_DESC**

## Impact

Catalog items without short descriptions are harder for the users to find.

## Remediation

Ensure that all your catalog items have a meaningful short description.

### Time to fix

5 min