Using the homepage of Knowledge Management v3

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  • Updated July 31, 2025
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    Summary of Using the homepage of Knowledge Management v3

    The Knowledge Management v3 homepage provides a centralized view of knowledge articles organized by knowledge base and category, including featured and popular content. It is accessible viaSelf-Service > Knowledge, but is not compatible with Internet Explorer 9 or earlier, which redirects users to the legacy portal. The homepage is not customizable; for a configurable experience, customers should use the Knowledge Management Service Portal introduced from the Madrid release onward.

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    The Knowledge Management v3 homepage is being deprecated starting with the Washington DC release and replaced by the Knowledge Management Service Portal, which is active by default for Madrid and later releases.

    Key Features

    • Displays only published and unexpired knowledge articles.
    • Allows importing Word documents directly to a knowledge base via the Import Articles button on the homepage (or the Import Articles module in the Application Navigator for Madrid and later).
    • Supports creating new articles using the Create An Article button.
    • Article browsing is restricted to knowledge bases accessible by the user, with articles organized alphabetically by category or by tag.
    • Articles can be sorted by most recent updates or by number of views.
    • Users can comment on articles, though HTML formatting is not supported in comments on the Knowledge v3 homepage.
    • Administrators can enable displaying the number of articles in each category (including subcategories) by setting the glide.knowman.shownumberoncategories property to true.

    Key Outcomes

    ServiceNow customers using Knowledge Management v3 can efficiently access and manage knowledge articles, import content from Word documents, and create new articles directly from the homepage. The structured organization by category and sorting options facilitate easy navigation and discovery of relevant knowledge. Commenting capabilities support user feedback, although viewing comments is increasingly moving to the Knowledge Management Service Portal for customers on newer releases.

    Customers should plan to transition to the Knowledge Management Service Portal for a more modern and configurable knowledge experience, as the Knowledge Management v3 homepage will be deprecated in future releases.

    The Knowledge Management v3 homepage displays knowledge articles organized by knowledge base and category, as well as featured content and popular articles.

    To view the default knowledge homepage, navigate to Self-Service > Knowledge.
    Note:

    • The knowledge homepage is not compatible with Internet Explorer 9 or earlier. Using one of these browsers will cause you to be redirected to the legacy knowledge portal.

    • The Knowledge v3 home page is not customizable. Use the Knowledge Management Service Portal for an easily configurable user experience.

    • Starting with the Washington DC release, the Knowledge Management v3 homepage (com.snc.knowledge3) is being prepared for deprecation in the future Y release. It is replaced by the Knowledge Management Service Portal (com.snc.knowledge_serviceportal), which is active by default for customers on Madrid and later releases. For more information about the new experience, see Knowledge Management Service Portal homepage features.

    If you access knowledge from a service management application, the knowledge homepage for the associate application opens.

    Only published and not yet expired knowledge articles (that is the valid do date not yet reached) appear on the homepage.

    From the homepage, you can import a Word document to a knowledge base by clicking Import Articles.

    Note:
    From Madrid, you can import a word document from the Import Articles module available in the Application Navigator. This feature is active by default for customers on Madrid and later releases. Existing customers on release versions prior to Madrid use the Word import functionality on the Knowledge V3 homepage. Upgrade customers use the Word import functionality on the Knowledge V3 homepage by default. If required, add the Import Articles module to the Application Navigator. If you add the module, the Import Articles button does not appear on the Knowledge v3 homepage.
    You can also create a new article using the Create An Article button.
    Note:
    You must have contribute access to at least one active knowledge base, otherwise these buttons do not appear. See Configuration tasks for knowledge managers.

    You can select a knowledge base to browse articles within that knowledge base. You can view only knowledge bases you can access.

    Articles are organized by category or by tag. Categories are listed alphabetically. You can sort content by most recent update or by number of views.

    You can comment on an article. There is no HTML formatting available for comments on the Knowledge V3 homepage.

    Existing customers on release versions prior to New York can view knowledge article feedback comments in the following ways.
    • On the Knowledge v3 homepage.
    • If the Knowledge Management — Service Portal plugin (com.snc.knowledge_serviceportal) is installed, on the Knowledge Service Portal.
    • If the Use Live Feed for knowledge feedback property is active, in the Live Feed.

    For new customers on New York and later releases, comments can only be viewed in the Knowledge Service Portal.

    An administrator can configure the knowledge homepage to display the number of articles within each category. This count includes articles from subcategories. To display the article count, set the glide.knowman.show_number_on_categories property to true.