Restricting article updates to authors or knowledge managers

[alipia123]

hi would anyone be prepared to share the recommended approach to restricting article updates to authors or those with the knowledge manager role?  As I understand it this isnt provided out of the box.  Thanks!

[swapnali ombale]

Hi @alipia123 

Check below links 

https://www.servicenow.com/community/developer-forum/how-to-restrict-a-knowledge-article-on-a-user-r...

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[alipia123]

hi thankyou but I am not looking to restrict the read access I am looking to make sure knowledge article authors can only update their own articles (as well as knowledge managers)

[swapnali ombale]

Hi @alipia123 

Understood your requirement. For this you have to create business rule 

Check below link to create business rule and modify as per your requirement 

https://www.servicenow.com/community/itsm-forum/allow-only-article-author-to-edit-articles/m-p/25134....

Kindly mark my answer as helpful and accept solution if it helped you in anyway.