Edit permissions for CBS Knowledge Authors

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title: Edit permissions for CBS Knowledge Authors
description: Edit the Can Contribute user criteria to add knowledge authors and editors in Core Business Suite.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/core-business-suite/cbs-perm-kb-auth.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
keywords: [CBS Knowledge Authors, permissions, user criteria, Core Business Suite]
breadcrumb: [Knowledge Base in Core Business Suite, Configure, Core Business Suite]
---

# Edit permissions for CBS Knowledge Authors

Edit the Can Contribute user criteria to add knowledge authors and editors in Core Business Suite.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_cbs.admin

## About this task

You can perform the same steps to edit knowledge bases under each business unit module.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Core Business Suite** > **Configure**.

2.  Select **Knowledge** in Core Business Suite module under the Configuration Console.

3.  In the Manage Permissions section, select the default Can Contribute user criteria.

4.  On the CBS Knowledge Authors form page, fill in the fields and select **Save**.

    For a description of the form values, see [CBS Knowledge Authors form](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/cbs-author-ref.md).


## Result

The user criteria is updated with the specified knowledge authors and editors.

**Parent Topic:**[Knowledge Base in Core Business Suite](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/core-business-suite/kb-cbs.md)