CBS Knowledge Authors form

reference australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read cbs-author-ref.md

Field descriptions for the CBS Knowledge Authors form.

Field	Description
Name	Name of the user criteria.
Short Description	Brief description of the user criteria.
Active	Selected when the user criteria is active.
Application	Application scope for the user criteria.
Users	Specific users who can contribute to the knowledge base.
Groups	Groups whose members can contribute to the knowledge base.
Roles	Roles that grant permission to contribute to the knowledge base.
Companies	Companies whose users can contribute to the knowledge base.
Locations	Locations whose users can contribute to the knowledge base.
Departments	Departments whose users can contribute to the knowledge base.
Advanced	Selected to enable advanced scripting options.
Match All	Selected when users must match all specified criteria.
Script	Custom script to determine user eligibility. This field appears only when the Advanced check box is selected.

Parent Topic:Core Business Suite reference

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# CBS Knowledge Authors form

Field descriptions for the CBS Knowledge Authors form.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|**Name**|Name of the user criteria.|
|**Short Description**|Brief description of the user criteria.|
|**Active**|Selected when the user criteria is active.|
|**Application**|Application scope for the user criteria.|
|**Users**|Specific users who can contribute to the knowledge base.|
|**Groups**|Groups whose members can contribute to the knowledge base.|
|**Roles**|Roles that grant permission to contribute to the knowledge base.|
|**Companies**|Companies whose users can contribute to the knowledge base.|
|**Locations**|Locations whose users can contribute to the knowledge base.|
|**Departments**|Departments whose users can contribute to the knowledge base.|
|**Advanced**|Selected to enable advanced scripting options.|
|**Match All**|Selected when users must match all specified criteria.|
|**Script**|Custom script to determine user eligibility. This field appears only when the **Advanced** check box is selected.|

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