SoftwareCentral · Shop administration

Shopping in SoftwareCentral

SoftwareCentral includes a self-service shop. Users order software and other items themselves; you decide what they can order, who approves it, and what happens when they do.

Self-service Approval flows Configuration Manager and Intune

1 Two parts

PartWhat it is
The shopThe page users go to directly to order packages, applications and custom items, and to uninstall or repair what they have.
The configurationThe pages under Shopping in SoftwareCentral, where you decide what is offered, how it looks, who approves and what runs. For every item you can set its own order details, custom actions and approval flow.

The shop works for devices managed by Configuration Manager, and for Intune devices that are not in Configuration Manager — see Shopping from Intune devices.

2 The classic and the new shop

The new shop with its tool band, Featured and Trending shelves and the list of programs
The new shop.

SoftwareCentral has two shops. Both use the same applications, approval flows, mails and deployments; you decide who gets which with the rollout switch under Settings › New Shop.

ShopGuides
The new shopFor users: The shop at a glance. For you: How the new shop comes together and Rolling out the new shop.
The classic shopFor users: The classic shop, My Account and Choosing a device.

3 Where to start

  1. Important to know before getting started — how the shop decides what users see.
  2. Menu Overview — the pages under Shopping.
  3. Getting started — the first steps to a working shop.