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title: Knowledge Actions
slug: neurons-for-itsm/admin-user-help/enu/latest/knowledge-actions
createdAt: 2026-07-14T19:16:40.278Z
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Knowledge actions are enabled only when an incident is resolved or closed. A new article is created in draft status. Select the article and click **Go to** to open the article, enter other information, then submit it for review.

| Action Menu Option                         | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Archive Knowledge Article                  | Available only to Knowledge Managers. Updates the status of the article to archived.<br /><br />**NOTE**: This action is enabled only when the status of the article is published.                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Article Feedback                           | Opens the **New Article Feedback** window. Enter your feedback and click **Save**. Your feedback is linked to the knowledge article and appears on the **Feedback** tab.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Create Assignment                          | Creates a task record.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| New Document Article                       | Creates a new document in the Knowledge Base with the same summary (title field in knowledge) and description as the incident. The application creates a new article and puts it in draft status.<br />Select the article and click **Go to** to open it. Enter or modify information and submit it for review.                                                    |
| New Error Message Article                  | Creates a new error message in the Knowledge Base with the same summary (title field in knowledge), description, and resolution as the incident. The application creates a new article and puts it in draft status. Select the article and click **Go to** to open it. Enter or modify information and submit it for review.                                       |
| New Issue and Resolution Article           | Creates a new issue resolution article in the Knowledge Base with the same summary (title field in knowledge), description, and resolution as the incident. The application creates a new article and puts it in draft status. Select the article and click **Go to** to open it. Enter or modify information and submit it for review.                            |
| New Patch Article                          | Creates a new patch article in the Knowledge Base with the same summary (patch name field in knowledge) and description (installation instruction field in knowledge) as the incident. The application creates a new article and puts it in draft status. Select the article and click **Go to** to open it. Enter or modify information and submit it for review. |
| New Q\&A Article                           | Creates a new Q\&A article in the Knowledge Base with the same summary (How do I?/How can I? field in knowledge) and resolution (answer field in knowledge) as the incident. The application creates a new article and puts it in draft status. Select the article and click **Go to** to open it. Enter or modify information and submit it for review.           |
| New Reference Article                      | Creates a new reference article in the Knowledge Base with the same summary (title field in knowledge) and description as the incident. The application creates a new article and puts it in draft status. Select the article and click **Go to** to open it. Enter or modify information and submit it for review.                                                |
| Post Social Message Associated with Change | The **Post Social Message Associated with Change** action in the **Incident** workspace shares the change on the Social Board.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Publish Knowledge Article                  | Available only to Knowledge Managers. Updates the status to published and fills in the published date field to the current date.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Submit for Review                          | Updates the status of the article to in review, which triggers the approval workflow.<br /><br />**NOTE**: This action is enabled only when the status of the article is draft.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
