## Criteria

A partner must meet the following criteria to be eligible for this
integration:

- Partners should be an aggregator, rather than a individual chain.
- Partners should have a direct contractual relationship with the merchants.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** For more details on eligibility, refer to the [Place Action
> policies](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/policies/integration-policies).

As Google reviews new merchant verticals, Google reserves the right to include
or exclude merchants as we see appropriate.

## Onboard and Launch process

You are required to complete the following steps to successfully launch your
integration.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Follow the steps in your [Action Center](https://actionscenter.google.com/).

1. [Setup](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/integration-steps/setup)
2. [Implement Feeds in Sandbox](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/integration-steps/feeds)
3. [Sandbox Review](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/integration-steps/sandbox-review)
4. [Implement Feeds in Production](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/integration-steps/move-to-production)
5. [Production Review](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/integration-steps/production-review)
6. [Launch](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/integration-steps/launch-and-monitoring)

## Optional Configurations

You can optionally configure the following account-level settings for your
integration:

- [VSS Ranking Preference](https://developers.google.com/actions-center/verticals/local_vss/reference/vss-ranking-preference.md.txt): Re-order candidate POIs displayed within your brand cluster in the Local Aggregator Unit using preferred signals from your POI feed.