Configuring Knowledge Record Approver

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Contents
Knowledge Management
End Users
Knowledge Dashboard
Analysts
Viewing List of Knowledge Records_KRs
Adding Knowledge Records (KRs)
Authorizing Knowledge Records (KRs)
Approving Knowledge Records (KRs)
Publishing Knowledge Records (KRs)
Administrators
Configuring Category
Configuring Classification
Configuring Knowledge Record Approvers
Configuring Reasons
Configuring External Websites
Configuring Custom Fields For Knowledge Management
Configuring Knowledge Management Module
Viewing Reports_KM
Feedback Report
Least Viewed KRs Report
KB Status Report

You can configure the Approvers who can verify and approve the Knowledge Records (KRs) that are created by the Analysts or any other authorized personnel before publishing the KRs. You can also provide edit access to the Approvers, see Configuring Knowledge Management Module.

To configure Knowledge Record Approvers (and/or Publishers):

Select Knowledge > Configuration > Knowledge Record Approver.
On the KNOWLEDGE RECORD APPROVER page, click ADD NEW on the ACTIONS panel.
Select the Tenant and type in the new Knowledge Record Approver details. For information about the fields on the KNOWLEDGE RECORD APPROVER page, see Field Description.
Click SUBMIT. A new Knowledge Record Approver (or Publisher) is configured.

KNOWLEDGE RECORD APPROVER page

Figure: KNOWLEDGE RECORD APPROVER page

Field Description

The following table describes the fields on the KNOWLEDGE RECORD APPROVER page:

Field	Description
DETAILS
Approver	Type in the name of the person whom you want to configure as an Approver member for the selected Tenant. To search for a user name, click the Search icon. For information about searching users, see Searching Users.
Category	Available Categories: Select the check box corresponding to the Category that you want to configure for the Approver and click the > icon to move to the Selected Categories list. Selected Categories: To remove any Category from the Selected Categories list, click the < icon. Approver: If selected, the selected Approver is authorized to approve the KRs for the selected Category under the selected Tenant. Publisher: If selected, the selected Publisher is authorized to publish the KRs for the selected Category under the selected Tenant.
Classification	Available Classifications: Select the check box corresponding to the Classification that you want to configure for an Approver and click the > icon to move to the Selected Classifications list. Selected Classifications: To remove any Classification from the Selected Classification list, click the < icon. Approver: If selected, the selected person is authorized to approve the KRs for the selected Classification under the selected Tenant. Publisher: If selected, the selected person is authorized to publish the KRs for the selected Classification under the selected Tenant.
Active	Indicates the status set for an Approver. If selected, the Approver is authorized to approve or reject a KR. If not selected, the Approver becomes an inactive Approver. The inactive Approvers are not displayed in the Approvers list on the other pages of the application.

ACTIONS

This section explains all the icons displayed on the ACTIONS panel of the KNOWLEDGE RECORD APPROVER page.

SHOW LIST

Click SHOW LIST to display the LIST table showing all the configured Knowledge Record Approvers for the selected Tenant.

List of Approvers

Figure: KNOWLEDGE RECORD APPROVER page: List of Approvers

To edit a Knowledge Record Approver, click the Knowledge Record Approver's Name. Make appropriate changes and click SUBMIT.
To display the inactive Knowledge Record Approver, click the Include Inactive check box.

Note:

When the configured Knowledge Record Approvers are displayed under the LIST table, the ADD NEW action is displayed on the ACTIONS panel. Click ADD NEW to configure a new Knowledge Record Approver.