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= Understanding the software catalog
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The software catalog in {product-title} provides a web console interface for discovering, installing, and managing Operators through Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM).

include::modules/olm-software-catalog-overview.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/olm-software-catalog-architecture.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

[id="olm-understanding-software-catalog-resources"]
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== Additional resources

* xref:../../operators/understanding/olm/olm-understanding-olm.adoc#olm-catalogsource_olm-understanding-olm[Catalog source]
* xref:../../operators/understanding/olm/olm-workflow.adoc#olm-upgrades_olm-workflow[Operator installation and upgrade workflow in OLM]
* link:https://connect.redhat.com[Red Hat Partner Connect]
// * link:https://marketplace.redhat.com[Red Hat Marketplace]
