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title: Create an industrial knowledge article
description: Create a knowledge article to record and save information related to industrial processes.
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release: australia
product: Industrial Knowledge Management
classification: industrial-knowledge-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Use, Industrial Knowledge Management, Industrial Connected Workforce]
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# Create an industrial knowledge article

Create a knowledge article to record and save information related to industrial processes.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_icw.knowledge\_manager or sn\_icw.knowledge\_author

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to the **Standards hub** > **Articles**.

2.  Select **Create article**.

3.  Specify the knowledge base that the article should be included in.

    Each article can belong to only one knowledge base.

4.  Select the template for your article.

    The template can be Standard or One point lesson.

5.  On the Industrial knowledge article form, fill in the fields.

    For a description of the field values, see [Industrial knowledge article form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/industrial-knowledge-management/industrial-knowledge-article-form.md).

6.  Add attachments to the article if needed.

7.  Create custom templates that can be reused if needed.

8.  Create a knowledge block if needed.

    Knowledge blocks are pieces of content that can be reused in multiple articles.

9.  Select **Save** and then **Publish**.

    If you select **Checkout**, a new version of the published article is created.

10. Link the knowledge article to functional locations or equipment records.

    After saving the article, you can associate it with specific assets from **Related lists** on the article form.

    1.  On the knowledge article form, navigate to the **Functional Locations** or **Equipment** related list.

    2.  Select **New**.

    3.  Select the functional location or equipment record that you want to associate with the article.

        The **Knowledge article** field is automatically populated with the current article.

    4.  Select **Submit**.


## Result

Published articles are displayed and available in the search functionality.

**Parent Topic:**[Using Industrial Knowledge Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/industrial-connected-workforce/industrial-knowledge-management/using-industrial-knowledge-mgmt.md)