Publish Options

The Publishing Options fields specify valid publication dates for the article, as in the following example.

This article would start displaying publicly on February 1, 2017 at 10:30 and then display for an indefinite amount of time. The Historical Usefulness Display Position means that at time of publication it appears at or near the top of search results and as the article ages, it will begin to drop from that position as newer articles like it are published. The article is scheduled to be reviewed on January 7, 2017 at 11:30, prior to being displayed. You can change the Review Date to a date later than the Display On date to review the article’s usefulness for a period following publication. The time field uses a 24 hour clock.

The following table describes the fields used to define display dates, review dates, and editing notes.

Publishing Options

Option	Description
Display On	Specifies the initial date and time that the article will be available to web site users. Knowledge Advanced uses the current date and time as the default. You can create an article to publish at a later date by editing the current version and changing the Display On date. This creates a new minor version of the article. The Remove After date for the previous version should be adjusted accordingly.
Remove After	Specifies the final date and time that the article will be available to web site users; however the article will still remain in the repository and can be re-activated by changing the publishing dates.
Review Date	Specifies the date the article is to be flagged for review.
Display Position	Specifies various considerations to determine how this article should be displayed on the page.
Reason for Edit	Provides a way for you to track what you have changed in your own or in somebody else's article. This information is tracked in the article history. This field is optional.

Note: If the Default Lifespan (days) setting has been defined in the Content Type definition, articles in that content type automatically have an expiration date that is relative to its creation date.

Publish and Unpublish Articles

You can publish articles that you are creating or editing at the same time that you save the completed article. You can also publish a saved draft from the article view page.

To publish an article when creating or editing, select the Save and Publish Document option. To publish a previously saved draft article, open the article details, then select Publish This Version in the article's Properties. You can also publish all versions of the article that exist in the current locale by selecting Publish All Versions in This Locale.

When an article is unpublished, it is removed from search results and browse lists. The article and its history are maintained in the knowledge base. To unpublish an article, open the article details, then select Unpublish this Version in the article's Properties.