Navigate Portal Knowledge Articles

Customers and technicians can access Knowledge Articles (How To Articles) to help solve issues without having to log Incidents. Find Knowledge Articles in the Portal:

  • Using the Search Control.
  • Using the Search Knowledge Base search bar on the Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) Portal home page.
  • Using the OOTB Knowledge Article Dashboard. Open the Dashboard by clicking Charts and Items>Knowledge Articles on the menu bar.
From a Knowledge Article, Users can:
  • Read through the Article Content.
  • Allow technicians and other Customers to know if an Article resolved your issue:
    • Click Yes if the Article helped.
    • Click No if the Article did not help. The Incident is logged and a new window opens with the Incident ID.
  • Add a Comment by clicking the Add Comment link.

    Customers can view or hide comments using the vertical splitter bar.

  • Vote on the Knowledge Article by clicking the Like this Article link to let other Customers and Users know that the Article was helpful or informative.
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