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LinkedArticle

Represents a Knowledge article that is attached to a record. This object is available in API version 37.0 and later.

As of Summer ’16, linked articles are supported only for work orders and work order line items.

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query()retrieve(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

Special Access Rules

Knowledge must be set up in your org.

Fields

Field Name Details
CurrencyIsoCode
Type
picklist
Properties
Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update
Description
Available only for orgs with the multicurrency feature enabled. Contains the ISO code for any currency allowed by the organization.
KnowledgeArticleId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
The ID of the Knowledge article attached to the record. The label in the user interface is Knowledge Article ID.
KnowledgeArticleVersionId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
The version of the Knowledge article attached to the record. This field lists the title of the attached version and links to the version. The label in the user interface is Article Version.

When you attach an article to a work order, that version of the article stays associated with the work order, even if later versions are published. If needed, you can detach and reattach an article to a work order to link the latest version.

LinkedEntityId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
The ID of the record that the Knowledge article is attached to. The label in the user interface is Linked Record ID.
Name
Type
string
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
Description
The title of the article. The label in the user interface is Article Title.
RecordTypeId
Type
reference
Properties
Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
Description
The ID of the article’s record type, if used.
Type
Type
string
Properties
Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort
Description
(Read only) The type of record that the Knowledge article is attached to. For example, work order. The label in the user interface is Linked Object Type.

Usage

Admins can customize linked articles’ page layouts, fields, validation rules, and more from the Linked Articles node in Setup under Knowledge.