Topics have their own general settings which provide various options to help manage your topic.
Note: For details of the general settings for pathways, please review this article.
To access the general settings of a topic, navigate to Admin → Knowledge → Topics and locate a topic in the list, then click the title to be directed to the topic's admin area.
To manage the general settings of the topic, change to the 'Settings' tab. At the top, you will see a 'General' section.
Click 'Edit General' to manage the following settings and options:
Visibility: Manage the topic's admin visibility by selecting from one of the following options: Active, Draft or Archived.
Code: Optionally assign a unique code to the topic (e.g. FA101 for First Aid). The specified code appears in brackets after the title, is searchable, and also displays on completion certificates.
Categories: Optionally assign categories to the topic.
Skills: Optionally assign skills to the topic.
Delete Protection: Optionally enable Delete Protection to the topic. When enabled, this setting prevents topics from being deleted.
External ID: Optionally specify a customised string for the topic for use in webhooks or when using our public API.
Note: Before adding Categories or Skills, ensure they have already been set up to allow assignment.