da-checklist.md

copyright	years 2023
lastupdated	2025-12-08
keywords	end-to-end, deployable architecture, checklist, third party, requirements, sellers, partner portal, partners, third-party deployable architecture, partner center sell
subcollection	sell

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Checklist for selling deployable architectures on {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}}

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Use the following checklist to track all the tasks that are required to successfully onboard and sell your third-party deployable architecture on {{site.data.keyword.cloud}}. {: shortdesc}

Register your product

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The following tasks can be completed by a team member who is familiar with the business case for the product.

Task	Description
Provide your company and product details	Specify the names of your company and product.
Create a test environment	The test environment is used to onboard your deployable architecture and validate that it is ready for use.
Assign team access	With the correct {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} Identity and Access Management (IAM) access, members of your team can help onboard your deployable architecture.
Invite team members to your account	Members of your account are assigned the IAM access that you set up in the previous task.
Confirm your legal agreement with {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}}	Review and accept the {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}} Digital Reseller Agreement, or upload your custom digital provider agreement to be reviewed and approved by {{site.data.keyword.IBM_notm}}.
{: caption="Getting started tasks for selling deployable architectures" caption-side="top"}

For more information, see Getting set up to sell deployable architectures.

Tell us about your product

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The following tasks can be completed by a team member who is familiar with the business case, marketing details, and customer support experience for the product.

Task	Description
Review display name	Review the display name of the product that was generated for you and make any updates to it if needed.
Verify your partner details	Review your company and team details and make sure that everything is correct.
Define your product details	Add details, such as your product logo, keywords, description, features, and documentation URL, for your product's entry and details page in the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} catalog.
Define your support details	Provide your support site URL, contacts, escalation process, and the locations where your support teams are based.
{: caption="Tasks for defining deployable architecture details" caption-side="top"}

For more information, see the following documentation:

• Defining your catalog entry and product page for your deployable architecture
• Defining your support experience

Onboard your product

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The following tasks can be completed by a technical team member.

Task	Description
Add deployable architecture variations	Add variations of your architecture to provide options within your catalog tile that addresses the common business problem that your deployable architecture solves.
Configure deployable architecture version	Confirm your version details and add deployment values for your version.
Add deployable architecture details	Add architecture diagrams and highlights for your deployable architecture.
Review your readme file	Review how the information in the readme file displays for your users.
Validate deployable architecture version	Validate that the deployable architecture version can be deployed to the intended target.
Review your estimated resource costs	Review the estimated starting cost of the resources that your deployable architecture creates.
{: caption="Tasks for onboarding deployable architectures" caption-side="top"}

For more information, see the following documentation:

• Adding deployable architecture variations
• Reviewing pricing details

Publish your product

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The following tasks can be completed by any member of your team.

Task	Description
Verify that all tasks are completed	Confirm that you completed the getting started tasks, defined your deployable architecture details, and onboarded your deployable architecture.
Request to publish your deployable architecture	Submit a request for {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} to review your product details and approve that it is ready for publishing.
Publish your deployable architecture	After your publishing request is approved, publish your deployable architecture to the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} catalog.
{: caption="Tasks for publishing your deployable architecture" caption-side="top"}

For more information, see Publishing your deployable architecture.

As a third-party provider, you're responsible for maintaining all assets of published deployable architecture in the {{site.data.keyword.cloud_notm}} catalog and deprecating outdated versions. {: note}