Find step-by-step instructions on how to create and manage your KB articles.

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1. What is your KB Article Role?

Know how your role in the life cycle of a KB article will contribute to the success of end users finding and using it.

2. KB Update Content Workflow

Stages in the life cycle for department team roles to create, update and archive of a knowledge base article.

3. Life Cycle of a Public-Facing Knowledge Base Article

How to setup and and approve a new public-facing KB article; schedule a reminder date for its ongoing review; and set and move it to archive status when its content becomes obsolete.

4. General Formatting Guidelines for Knowledge Base Article Content

Guidelines for adding text, formatting, tables, images, video to a knowledge base.

6. KCS Principles of Writing for KBs

Purpose for using knowledge centered service (KCS) principles when writing KB articles.

7. Using Pre-Set Templates in KB Content

Use a knowledge base (KB) template is a pre-defined set of formatting to ensure consistent formatting, structure, and branding across support documentation.

8. Knowledge Base Authoring Guide for Fraser: the IT Support Bot

This guide explains how to write KB articles and Service Catalog entries optimized for the Fraser Chatbot's hybrid search system. It provides guidance on how to write titles/summaries, structure your articles, and choose audience tags, while emphasizing practical techniques such as numbered steps, error messages, and natural language writing.

9. Search the Knowledge Base

Optimize your searches in the IT services portal to find self-help how-to articles and service requests.

10. Private & Public KB Articles

Why and when to create a knowledge base article.

11. Report on KB Articles

Produce reports and analyze KB usage analytics.

12. Search for KB articles

Best methods for searching for KB articles.

13. Tag use in KB articles

Proper use of tags in KB Articles.