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How to download the Knowledge Packaging tool

The Knowledge Packaging tool packages knowledge articles into a ZIP file which can, in turn, be imported into Service Management's Knowledge Management module.

  1. From the main menu, select Build > Knowledge > Articles.
  2. Click Import. The Import articles dialog box opens.

  3. Click the Download Knowledge Packaging Tool link.
  4. Extract the contents of the Knowledge Packaging tool ZIP file into a folder on your local machine (hereinafter: the <Packaging_tool_deployment> folder).

  5. A new folder called saw-article-packaging-tool is created in <Packaging_tool_deployment>.

The downloaded file contains the following folders and files:

Folder Description
apidocs Javadoc for the Knowledge Packaging Tool interfaces
bin Contains JRE 7 (local Java runtime environment)
lib

Contains JAR files:

  • packager.jar

  • other required JAR files: commons-logging-1.1.1.jar, log4j-1.2.17.jar

logs Empty folder to hold log files created by the packager
src The folder containing the source code for the Knowledge Packaging Tool
user_impl Empty folder for your interface implementation
user_lib Empty folder for additional JAR files needed for your implementation

 

File Description
article_packager.bat Batch file for running the tool
Service Anywhere Knowledge Packaging Tool.pdf Guide describing how to use the Knowledge Packaging tool

To package knowledge articles using this tool, see Quickstart - How to package knowledge articles using the Knowledge Packaging Tool.

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