Knowledge Security Rights

Knowledge rights are selected from the Category drop-down on the Rights tab (CSM Administrator>Security>Edit Security Groups).

Right Description (when selected Check Box) Grant To:
Change Knowledge Search options? Allow: Allows selected Users to change Knowledge Search options in the CSM Desktop Client from the default options to either expand or limit the search as necessary.
  • System administrators
  • Managers
  • Advanced Users (Level 2 and 3 technicians)
  • Users
Import Knowledge? Allow: Allows selected to import Knowledge using third-party Knowledge bases through the Knowledge Import Wizard.
  • System administrators
Knowledge mapping?

Allows people working with Knowledge Mapping in CSM Administrator (Settings>Knowledge Mapping) to:

  • View: Access the Knowledge Mapping window.
  • Add: Add Knowledge Sources to a specified type of search (ex: General search) using the Knowledge Mapping window.
  • Edit: Edit Knowledge Sources for a specified type of search (ex: General search) using the Knowledge Mapping window.
  • Delete: Remove Knowledge Sources from a specified type of search (ex: General search) using the Knowledge Mapping window.

View/Run Only:

  • Users

All rights:

  • System administrators
Knowledge sources?

Allows people working with Knowledge Sources in CSM Administrator (Settings>Knowledge Sources) to:

  • View: Access Knowledge Source Manager.
  • Add: Create Knowledge Sources using the Knowledge Source Manager.
  • Edit: Edit Knowledge Sources using the Knowledge Source Manager.
  • Delete: Delete Knowledge Sources using the Knowledge Source Manager.

View/Run Only:

  • Users

All rights:

  • System administrators
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