Is published section mandatory to submit an app as a sales channel?

[samridhiNHN]

Is published section mandatory to submit an app as a sales channel? 

https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/channels/getting-started/publish-products#step-2-build-a-product-statu...

Is this a mandatory requirement for sales channel? We want to handle the product import differently.

[BillyG]

Looking at the Shopify App requirements for Sales Channels, I would say "Yes, it is required." 

https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/requirements#b-product-publishing