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How to Create a Knowledge Base Page#

This topic provides step-by-step instructions for creating a page in the Knowledge Base.

Instructions vary depending on whether you want to create a page at the:

Temporary vs. permanent knowledge

Case-level pages are intended for temporary documentation, useful during investigations but not necessarily retained long-term, and they can't be searched. In contrast, organization-level pages store knowledge that should be preserved for future reference. If you need to retain information from case pages, you must manually copy the content to an organization-level page.

Required permissions

  • Only users with the manageKnowledgeBase permission can manage the Knowledge Base at the organization level in TheHive.
  • Only users with the managePage permission can manage the Knowledge Base at the case level in TheHive.

Users with the necessary permissions can edit and delete any page, regardless of who created it.

Create a page at the organization level#

  1. Go to the Knowledge Base view from the sidebar menu.

    Knowledge Base view

  2. Select Add a page or .

  3. In the Add a page to the Knowledge Base drawer, enter the following information:

    Title

    The title of your page.

    Category

    The category your page belongs to. Pages are visually grouped by category for easier navigation. If the category doesn't exist, it will be created automatically.

  4. Select Confirm.

  5. Select .

  6. Write your content using TheHive-flavored Markdown syntax.

  7. Select Preview to vizualize the rendering of your content.

  8. Select to save your page.

Create a page at the case level#

  1. Find the case where you want to add a page.

  2. Select the Pages tab.

    Pages tab

  3. Select Add a page or .

  4. Select one of the following options:

    Create new page

    To start with a blank page

    Enter the following information:

    • Title: The title of your page.
    • Category: The category your page belongs to. Pages are visually grouped by category for easier navigation. If the category doesn't exist, it will be created automatically.

    Use an existing page template

    To apply a case page template to your new page

    Select one or more templates. The icons next to the selected pages turn green when selected.

  5. Select Add page.

  6. Select .

  7. Write your content using TheHive-flavored Markdown syntax.

  8. Select Preview to vizualize the rendering of your content.

  9. Select to save your page.

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