`operations/catalog-gates.md`

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---
id: catalog-gates
type: operations
tags: [hard-rule, go-live, data-quality, gate]
aliases: ["5-field rule", "go-live gate", "publish gate"]
sources: [sources/hard-catalog-rules.md]
updated: 2026-07-17
---
# Catalog go-live gates

**Summary:** Two hard gates before a SKU can go live — the 5-field completeness rule and the vendor+mfr go-live gate.

## 5-field rule
Every ACTIVE SKU must have: (1) a sample variant, (2) a sellable product
variant, (3) complete pricing (no $0/null), (4) a description, (5) ≥2 tags.
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## Go-live gate
Any SKU created in the last 6 months must have a real vendor name AND a real mfr
SKU number — not blank, not a reused internal counter, not just the handle's
numeric tail — before it can go live. <!-- src: hard-catalog-rules -->

## Related
- [[store-and-data-truth]] — unified-first + weight/GMC rules that gate a publish.
- [[pricing-rules]] — "complete pricing" means the right formula/MAP.