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View Knowledge Documents

A knowledge document can represent different types of content, but it is primarily used to capture information about a known error or workaround for a problem.

Important! Depending on how your administrator configured the system for your role, you may not have access to all of the functionality described in this topic.

To view a knowledge document

  1. Select a knowledge document from your search results.

    The knowledge document opens.

    For field descriptions, see Knowledge Document Fields.

  2. Choose from the following page options:
    Accept as Solution

    If the document is helpful and allows you to resolve your problem, you can accept it as a solution. After it is accepted, the solution is logged in the knowledge base.

    Edit

    Allows you to modify the document if you have the editing privileges.

    Add/Remove Bookmark

    Stores a link to the document in your My Bookmarks folder.

    Subscribe

    Allows you to receive updates if the document is modified.

    Rate & Comment

    Allows you to rate the usefulness of the document, based on the following questions:

    • Did this document solve your problem?
    • How helpful was this forum?

    You can also add a comment and assign it to another analyst for follow-up.

    (Optional) Select one of the following comment types:

    • Broken Link
    • Candidate for Publication
    • Candidate for Retirement
    • Incorrect Information
    • Missing Information
    • Recommend New Content
    • Review
    • Solution Does Not Work
    Email

    Allows you to email the document.

    New Forum

    Allows you to create a new forum.

    New Incident

    Creates a new incident.

    New Incident based on this Document

    Creates a new incident based on the current document.

    Printable Version

    Opens a printable version of the document by removing the Page Options and Comments boxes, as well as the rating text if it exists in the original document. Click Print to print the new version.

  3. Close the document.

    The Document List page appears.

    Note: You can view the follow-up comments that were assigned to you on the CA SDM scoreboard in your My Follow-Up Comments queue.