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KB User's Guide - News Tab - News Item Status

This document defines the different states of a News item.

Visibility of News Items by Status

Future News Items:

  • Activation date in the future
  • Expiration date in the future
  • Do NOT appear in the News and Announcements content module of your KB Site
  • Do NOT appear in News archive (accessed by clicking the "More News" link in the content module)
  • Only viewable in KB Admin Tools > News Tab

Active News Items:

  • Activation date in the past
  • Expiration date in the future
  • Appear in the News and Announcements content module of your KB Site

Expired News Items:

  • Activation date in the past
  • Expiration date in the past
  • Do NOT appear in the News and Announcements content module of your KB Site
  • Appear in News archive (accessed by clicking the "More News" link in the content module)

Inactive News Items:

  • Activation date in the past
  • Expiration date in the past
  • "Inactive upon expiration" checkbox is checked on the News Item edit screen
  • Do NOT appear in the News and Announcements section in the Center/Content Module of KB Site
  • Do NOT appear in News archive (accessed by clicking the "More News" link in the content module)
  • Only viewable in KB Admin Tools > News Tab

To inactivate a news item:

  1. Edit the news item in the KB Admin Tools.
  2. At the bottom of the edit screen, check the Inactive upon expiration checkbox.
  3. Click Submit