SN System Properties Reference
Property reference

glide.knowman.show_unpublished

The glide.knowman.show_unpublished property determines whether unpublished articles are visible in the Knowledge Base portal and search results. Admins should consider enabling this property when they want to allow users to access draft content for review or feedback.

Default: false Type: boolean Application: Global

Key questions about this property

The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.

What does it do? This property controls the visibility of unpublished articles in the Knowledge Base portal and search results, excluding Global Text Search results.
What area does it affect? Knowledge Base visibility
What does the default mean? The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default.
When should you review it? Review this property when managing content visibility or during knowledge management process updates.

Out of the box property record

Raw metadata from the property record.

Property name glide.knowman.show_unpublished
Sys ID 618cd9be0a0a0b5201e0aa3e3c3a0b3a
Type boolean
Application Global
Default value false
Description Show unpublished articles in Knowledge Base portal and search results (does not apply to Global Text Search results)
Updated 2024-05-25 03:39:00

Sources

Official references and nearby text excerpts where this property appears.

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