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Managing knowledge categories

The KB Articles are organized by applying them to various knowledge categories. Each KB Article can be related to an unlimited number of knowledge categories (for details, see Categorizing objects). You can use knowledge categories to find appropriate articles when you perform an advanced search or browse the Knowledge Base.

The knowledge categories are organized in the hierarchial tree. When building the categories tree, you can add new categories and add new subcategories within existing categories as well as modify and delete the categories. The categories tree always includes system "All Articles" and "Uncategorized" nodes; "All Articles" includes all existing KB articles, "Uncategorized" includes Articles that are not assigned to any category. The "All Articles" category and the "Uncategorized" category cannot be changed in any way.

Each knowledge category can be either internal or public. Self Service Portal (SSP) customers can see only public categories, the internal ones are invisible for them. However, SSP customers can view all the public KB articles, even if they apply to internal categories.

By default, a new knowledge category is internal. You can make the category visible for Self Service Portal customers by marking it as public.

You can perform the following operations with knowledge categories:

  • ClosedTo add a new category:

    1. In the Categories pane, select a category of the same level, as the one you want to add, and select + > New Category on the Module menu.

    2. In the New Category window, enter a name and (optionally) description of the category.

    3. If you want to mark the category as public, select the Public Category check box.

    4. Click SAVE.

  • ClosedTo add a new subcategory:

    1. In the Categories pane, select the parent category, to which you want to add a subcategory, and select + > New Subcategory on the Module menu.

    2. In the New Category window, enter a name and (optionally) description of the category.

    3. If you want to mark the category as public, select the Public Category check box.

    4. Click SAVE.

    NOTE: If a category has subcategories, it is marked with the expand button on the left. Clicking the expand button unfold the subcategories.

  • ClosedTo modify a category:

    1. In the Categories pane, chooseProperties on the Module menu.

    2. Edit the name and description of the category as needed.

    3. If necessary, make the category public or internal by selecting or clearing the Public Category check box.

    4. Click SAVE.

  • ClosedTo delete a category:

    • Click the category and click Delete on the Module menu.