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Knowledge Base List, Search and Filter

In this page, we explain the listing, searching and filtering of knowledge base

Following are some of the important links in this page:

 

 

Knowledge Bases List

The Knowledge Base page lists all the knowledge base in various tabs . The following table explains the various tabs in this page:

Article Type

Description

All

This tab displays all Knowledge Base, which includes Articles, FAQs and Solutions.

Article

Displays all the articles in the system. Article is a reference document for general information.

FAQs

Displays all the Frequently Asked Questions.

Solution

Displays all the solutions that were created within a request to resolve a specific issue.  Solutions are allocated an Assigned Request status, and can only be viewed by Users and Owners/Customers of the Item associated with the request.   

 

The solution tab also displays the Workaround and Backout procedures.

 

Workarounds are created within an Incident or Problem, to provide a possible workaround for a specific request.

 

Backout Procedures are created within Change Request as a fallback plan for withdrawing a change procedure.

Actions

The following are the actions that can be performed in the Knowledge Base list page:

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Actions

Description

Managing Columns

The columns displayed in the Knowledge Base page can be rearranged, reordered and resized.

  • To Rearrange the columns, drag and drop the column to the required position.

  • To reorder the columns, click the column header.

  • To resize the column width, position the cursor and hover over the column line so the cross becomes a double arrow, click, hold, and drag the mouse to increase or decrease the column width.

  • To add or remove columns, click the column_add_remove.png icon, and then select the required field that should be displayed.

    Ensure that a minimum of 2 and maximum 15 columns can be selected.

    If you are adding or removing any columns, then the header filter will be cleared.

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Row Actions

Each row in the Knowledge Base has its own set of actions. To view the actions, Click the kebab menu icon (vertical three dots). Following are some of the actions displayed:

  • Archive

  • In Development

  • Pending Publication

  • Publish

  • Reset Rating

  • Delete

  • Export

Import or Export Data

Import or Export actions have different set of actions.

     

  • To export the list, click the icon, and the in the pop-up, select the required columns that should exported to an Excel sheet.

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  • To import the data, you need to follow the template. Click the icon and download the template. In the template, update the required information and then upload the file. After uploading the file, you need to map the columns in the excel sheet with the corresponding fields.

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Bulk Operations

Following are some of the bulk operations that can be performed on Knowledge Base. Select one or more than one Knowledge Base, and then perform any of the following action:

  • Group: Select more than one KBs and click the icon to group. Ensure that the selected Knowledge Base is not part of other groups.

  • Delete: Select the required KBs and then click the icon.

  • To change the status of the KB, then select the required KB, click the icon, and then click the required option. The available options are Archive, In Development, Pending Publication and Publish.

Knowledge Base Search and Filter

To search and filter the Knowledge Base, refer to the following sections:

Full Text Search

To search the Knowledge Base, specify the required keyword and hit enter. If you had applied any filter or performed any header level search, then the results will be cleared. If you want to retain the existing applied filter criteria and want to search withing the filtered results then ensure that you select the Search within Filtered Results check-box.

For more information, see Full Text Search.

 

 

Use the column header level search to search the data within the column to narrow down the result. This option is available for many columns.

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Knowledge Base Filter

On the left-hand side of the Request page, the Filters panel is displayed. Using the options available in this panel, you can filter the unrelated data so that only the required data is displayed in the grid.

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General Filters

This section of the filter includes the following options:

ITEM Filter

Date

 

Following are some of the actions that can be performed in this Filters panel:

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