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Set up a knowledge base in Asana Service Management

Who can use this add-on?
EnterpriseEnterprise+

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A knowledge base helps your team keep useful information in one place that can be used to resolve requests. 

By default, admins can create knowledge bases. You can also give knowledge base creation access to members through role-based access controls.

Create a knowledge base

To create a knowledge base:

  1. Click Knowledge base on the sidebar
  2. Click + Add folder

Give it a clear name, then click Share choose who should have Admin or Editor access.

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A knowledge base is not tied to a single queue. Once it is created, its content can be used to support ticket resolution more broadly.

Add articles to your knowledge base

After your knowledge base is set up, open Knowledge base and select New article. From here, you can select Create new article, Import a CSV, or Upload a file.

If you already have content somewhere else, you can upload files or import existing knowledge. This can make it easier to move established documentation into Asana Service Management without recreating everything manually.

If you choose the Create new article option, you can write content directly in the article and format it with headings, lists, and attachments.

Share a knowledge base

Your internal knowledge base is visible to everyone in Asana by default and can be shared using the standard share modal. 

Organization admins or users with the appropriate RBAC permissions create knowledge bases, while knowledge base admins own and manage individual knowledge bases. People who are added through sharing receive editor access by default.

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Permissions to edit or administer a knowledge base must be explicitly granted.

Delete an article

If an article is outdated or no longer accurate, you can edit it or delete it. Deleted articles are no longer used for AI resolution and cannot be recovered.

At this time, articles cannot be unpublished or archived. If you want an article to stop being used, delete it or update the content so it stays accurate.

Understand permissions

There are three permission levels in a knowledge base: Viewer, Editor, and Admin

Viewers can search and read published articles but cannot create or edit content. 

Editors can open the share modal, edit articles, and approve and publish them, which determines what content the Service AI draws on when resolving tickets. 

Admins have all editor capabilities and can also grant admin access, rename or delete a knowledge base, and manage membership more broadly.

 

Action

Viewer

Editor 

Admin 

View knowledge base folder/articles

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create new knowledge bases

No

No

No

Open knowledge base share modal

No

Yes

Yes

Default share invite level

N/A

Editor

Editor

Grant Editor membership

No

Yes

Yes

Grant Admin membership

No

No

Yes

Grant Viewer membership

No

No

No

Edit/delete knowledge base articles created by others

No

Yes

Yes

Rename/delete knowledge base

No

No

Yes

Manage knowledge base members

No

Can grant Editor access

Can grant Editor/Admin access

What happens when an article is published

Once an article is published, it becomes available to Service AI straight away and can be used to resolve incoming tickets automatically. Unpublished drafts are not available to the Service AI and will not be used.

 

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