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# Sample configuration for integrating external knowledge content
# Sample configuration for integrating external knowledge content {#ariaid-title1}
* Freigeben Version: Australia
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* Aktualisiert 12. März 2026
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*  3 Minuten Lesedauer
You can integrate content from multiple external sources so your users can acquire and
search knowledge from a single location. Use this sample configuration to create a connection to
your external account, configure external knowledge sources, and import content to enable search
results for unified content.
## Requirements for integrating external content {#sample-ext-cont-integration__section_jjt_prn_b2b}
Make sure the Knowledge Management -- External Content Integration plugin
(com.snc.knowledge.external_integration) is enabled and your external source is WebDAV-
compliant.
## Integrate external knowledge sources into the Knowledge Management application {#ariaid-title2}
Create authentication credentials and a connection alias to connect your external
knowledge source to the ServiceNow
Knowledge Management application. Define import parameters for your external source to
import integrated content.
### Vorbereitungen
Role required: admin
### Prozedur
1. Enable basic authentication on your external account.
Hinweis:
Your external account password is not affected when you enable basic authentication.
2. Create the connection to your external account using the basic authentication credentials.
1. Navigate to Connections and CredentialsCredentials.
2. Click New.
3. Click Basic Auth Credentials.
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| Field | Description |
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| Name | Name for the credential. For example, Demo_Auth. |
| User name | The external account user name created for basic authentication. |
| Password | The external account password for the user name. |
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4. Click Submit.
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3. Create an HTTP connection to your external account.
1. Navigate to Connections \& CredentialsConnection \& Credential Aliases.
2. Select New.
3. In the Name field, enter the name of the connection alias.
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4. Right-click the form header and click Save.
5. In the Connections related list, click New.
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| Field | Description |
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| Name | Name for the HTTP connection. For example, Demo_Connection. |
| Credential | Credential created to connect to the external account. For example, Demo_Auth. |
| Connection URL | WebDAV URL to your external account. This is the WebDAV end point of your external account. Hinweis: You can also import contents from a specific folder by appending the folder path to the URL. For example, https://\/KnowledgeIT. |
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6. Click Submit.
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4. Configure the external knowledge source for importing content.
1. Navigate to KnowledgeAdministrationExternal Knowledge Sources.
2. Click New and fill in the following fields:
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| Field | Description |
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| Name | Unique name for the external source. For example, Demo_knowledge. |
| Target Knowledge Base | Knowledge base in which you want to create articles for the external content. For example, IT. |
| Connection Alias | Connection alias to connect to the external source. For example, Demo_Account. |
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3. Right-click the form header and select Save.
4. In the Parameter related list, click New.
5. On the Parameter form, select the name of the import parameter that you want to configure for your external source and then set the value for the parameter.
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| Parameter name | Value |
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| Maximum size limit (in MB) for this source | Maximum allowable content size to import from your external source. For example, 250 MB. |
| Maximum size limit (in KB) per file/content in this source | Maximum allowable size for each article, including attachments, that you can import from this external source. For example, 2000 KB. |
| Open search results in the original source system | Opens search results in the external source system if this value is set to true. |
| Include folders with names that match these regex patterns | Comma-separated list of regular expressions for folder names to include from this external source. For example, to include all folders names that start with the letters a and b, enter a.*,b.*. |
| Exclude folders with names that match these regex patterns | Comma-separated list of regular expressions for folder names to exclude from this external source. For example, to exclude all folders names that start with the letters a and b, enter a.*,b.*. |
| Create articles when file names match these regex patterns | Comma-separated list of regular expressions for file names that to include when creating articles. For example, to include all file names have .docx and .pdfextensions, enter .*\.docx,.*\.pdf. |
| Do not create articles when file names match these regex patterns | Comma-separated list of regular expressions for file names to exclude when creating articles. For example, to exclude file names have .docx and .pdfextensions, enter .*\.docx,.*\.pdf. |
| Maximum retry limit | Maximum limit for the number of times a connection request can be sent to the external source. For example, 5. |
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### Nächste Maßnahme
[Import content from an external knowledge source](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Jfd8RxqP7lEJxp~Ahn~uqQ "Run an import job manually or set up a schedule to process the integrated external content.").
**Zugehörige Konzepte**
* [Knowledge Management Service portal search results page](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/iw3AVaKrUYnnbLcKPd6jtg "View a list of search results as well as options for sorting and filtering the items in the list. You can also use knowledge search in other Service Portals.")
**Zugehörige Tasks**
* [Open knowledge search results in source system](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/UrBheopcvGK~2ppO_006aA "While search results are aggregated within your instance, your users can also utilize features available in the source system (being able to edit in Microsoft SharePoint, for example). To open knowledge search results in a host system, configure the URL to the external source system to open articles from search results directly in the source system.")