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sourceDocument: Australia Core Business Suite
sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/core-business-suite

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    - Australia Core Business Suite

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# Edit permissions for CBS Knowledge Authors

# Edit permissions for CBS Knowledge Authors {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated January 15, 2025  
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Edit the Can Contribute user criteria to add knowledge authors and editors in Core Business Suite.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_cbs.admin

## About this task

You can perform the same steps to edit knowledge bases under each business unit module.{#cbs-perm-kb-auth__cbs-perm-kb-auth-context-1}

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Core Business SuiteConfigure.
2. Select Knowledge in Core Business Suite module under the Configuration Console.
3. In the Manage Permissions section, select the default Can Contribute user criteria.
4. On the CBS Knowledge Authors form page, fill in the fields and select Save.  
   For a description of the form values, see [CBS Knowledge Authors form](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Jy3BL44PXbu2u5GSkGsxtQ "Field descriptions for the CBS Knowledge Authors form.").

## Result

The user criteria is updated with the specified knowledge authors and editors.

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