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In SimpleOne, each service documentation has a set of a specification which, in turn, are divided into external and internal ones. The Knowledge Base contains these service specifications as Content Items.

Role required: admin.

General Guide


To create a Content Item, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to Knowledge Base → Content Items.
  2. Click New to open the form.
  3. Fill in the form.
  4. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.

Before creating the KB content items, make sure you have configured the Knowledge Base Dictionary.


Create a Service Description


This is a service description, informative, and related to the company infrastructure.

To create a Service Description, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to Knowledge Base → Content Items.
  2. Click New to open the form.
  3. Fill in the form and specify the fields below:
    1. Content DB - select the IT Service Catalog option.
    2. Content Type - select the Article option.
    3. Content Item Class - select the Service Description option.
  4. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.

Create a Service SLA


This specification is for SLM-relevant parts related to this service (indicators, etc.). It describes various aspects of service quality, like maximum requests handling time, and others.

  1. Navigate to Knowledge Base → Content Items.
  2. Click New to open the form.
  3. Fill in the form and specify the fields below:
    1. Content DB - select the IT Service Catalog option.
    2. Content Type - select the Article option.
    3. Content Item Class - select the SLAOLA, or UC option.
  4. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.

Publish a Content Item


You can publish Content Items to make them available for various purposes.

If you are this Service owner, follow the steps below:

  1. Enter the Content Item form.
  2. Select Published in a State field.
  3. Click Save or Save and Exit to apply changes.

If you are not this Service owner, follow the steps below:

  1. Enter the Content Item form.
  2. Click Send to Approve.
  3. Leave the form and wait for a response.

To learn more about Approval Management, follow the link.


Form Description


FieldDescription
NumberA unique record identifier automatically generated.
NameFill in the field with the name of your content item.
Content DBSelect a database as a content item storage.
Content Type

Select one of the following options:

  • Article;
  • Reference Article.
Content Item Class

Specify your content item with one of the following options:

  • SLA;
  • OLA;
  • UC;
  • Service Description;
  • Contact;
  • Escalation Rule;
  • etc.

To learn more about Content Item Class, follow the link.

Object Category

Automatically filled with the Internal or External option according to the content item class selected.

ServiceSelect a Service from the list.
State

The field specifies the actual state of your content item with one of the following options:

  • Published - actual;
  • Draft - waiting to be approved;
  • Retired - no longer actual.
Owned byAutomatically filled with the service owner name according to the service selected.
Created byAutomatically filled with the name of a user created the content item.
Updated byAutomatically filled with the name of a user updated the content item.
BodyDescribe your Content Item using this text field.
MetainfoFill in the field with the metadata.
Content CategoryAutomatically filled with the Content Category value.

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