Create a knowledge block in the Knowledge Center

  • リリースバージョン: Australia
  • 更新日 2026年03月12日
  • 所要時間:7分
  • Create a knowledge block to define a reusable piece of content that can be inserted into knowledge articles in a knowledge base. The knowledge block is secured by user criteria, which controls what users, groups, and roles, can read the content in an article, allowing display of content that is relevant only to them.

    始める前に

    Role required: knowledge

    手順

    1. Navigate to All > Knowledge > Knowledge Center
    2. オプション: Check whether a knowledge block on this subject is already available.
      1. Navigate to Lists > Knowledge Blocks > All.
      2. Set a filter to search for possible matching knowledge blocks.
        • Select a column header. Based on the data type included in the column, in the Filter section, select the filter options or enter the filter conditions you want to apply. For example, for the workflow column, you can select the following states:
          • Draft
          • Review
          • Scheduled for publish
          • Published
          • Pending retirement
          • Retired
          • Outdated
        • Select the show filter panel icon, and select Advanced view. In the Advanced view dialog box, specify conditions in the All of these conditions must be met field and select Update.
    3. Select New to create a knowledge block.
    4. On the Knowledge Block form, fill in the fields.
      Field Description
      Number Unique number for identifying the knowledge block. This field is automatically populated.
      Knowledge base Name of the knowledge base to which you’re adding the knowledge block.
      Category Name of the knowledge category or subcategory associated with the knowledge base.
      Ownership Group Ownership group for the knowledge block. This field appears when the ownership groups feature is enabled (see Ownership groups).
      注:
      Knowledge blocks can be used without the ownership groups feature.
      Can Read User criteria to apply for read access at the knowledge block level.
      注:
      User criteria set at the knowledge base and knowledge block level control which users can read block content within an article. (For more information, see Select user criteria for a knowledge block.)
      Can’t Read User criteria to apply for can’t read access at the knowledge block level.
      注:
      User criteria set at the knowledge base and knowledge block level control which you can read block content within an article. (For more information, see Select user criteria for a knowledge block.)
      Valid to Date that the knowledge block expires. Once the valid to date has passed:
      • The Knowledge article view page no longer displays expired knowledge block content in the associated knowledge article.
      • If the keywords are contained only in the expired blocks, Knowledge article searches no longer return knowledge articles
      Short description Description of the knowledge block.
      Article body Content of the knowledge block.
      Version Version number of the knowledge block. This field is automatically set to a version number when the article versioning feature is enabled.
      注:
      Knowledge blocks can be used without the article versioning feature. To learn more about article versioning, including how to disable the feature, see Article versioning.
      Article type Markup language used for formatting the block. This field is automatically set to HTML because
      注:
      knowledge blocks are supported only with HTML knowledge articles.
      Workflow Publication state of the block. This field is automatically set to the publication state of the block, such as Draft, Published, or Retired.
      注:
      You can ignore the Source Task field, which isn’t used.
    5. Select Save.
      The knowledge block is saved and appears in the Unpublished list of Knowledge Blocks.
    6. オプション: Publish the block by selecting Publish.

      A knowledge block is published depending on the workflow setting of its knowledge base.

      • Knowledge - Instant Publish: The knowledge block is immediately published.
      • Knowledge - Approval Publish: The knowledge block is published on approval completion.

      When published, your knowledge block appears in the Published and All lists under Knowledge Blocks. If the article versioning feature is enabled, the version number of the knowledge block is incremented.