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How to convert existing articles from a category to become Product Updates

  • March 10, 2021
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Cristina
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You can convert articles at the topic level to become product updates. All fields available on the article except content helpfulness will be carried over in the new product update. Topic-level subscriptions will be carried over. Also, a redirection will be in place to redirect the old article to the new product update. 

Temporary note: As attachments are not yet supported for Product updates, if you convert an article with attachments, they will not be caried over. To note attachment are planned to be implemented for Product updates

WARNING: This conversion is only possible from article to Product update. You can NOT convert back a Product update to be article!

 

How to convert an article to become a product update?

  • This conversion option is available upon request. Reach out to your CSM to have it enabled
  • Go the the article topic modeation page in Contol
  • Click "more options" in the top right
  • Click "Convert to Product Update"”

     

  • Click "Convert" in the confirmation pop up
  • You will be redirected to the Product updates overview in Control. Your new product product updates may take a few seconds to appear

You are all done :)

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revote
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  • August 2, 2024

Is it possible to convert article to product update in bulk?

We have 2000 articles, it takes too much time to convert each and every article by hand 😀


Kenneth R
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  • August 5, 2024

Hey @revote - I’m afraid there isn’t a bulk-update option for that one.  Also can’t think of a smart workaround.  In that situation I’d probably choose to bite the bullet and work through them manually.  


revote
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  • August 5, 2024

Hey @revote - I’m afraid there isn’t a bulk-update option for that one.  Also can’t think of a smart workaround.  In that situation I’d probably choose to bite the bullet and work through them manually.  

Thanks mate. No, manual work isnt option 😃

I founded from API documents, that converting can be done using API. Is it possible to convert Article to Product, in bulk, using API?


Kenneth R
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  • August 6, 2024

@revote Yeah before I posted above I checked the API docs to see if there was an endpoint for this, and there doesn’t seem to be. At least not documented - let me check with the team, just in case.


Kenneth R
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  • August 6, 2024

Yep sorry @revote - there’s no API endpoint for this, I’m afraid.  :(


revote
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  • August 6, 2024

Yep sorry @revote - there’s no API endpoint for this, I’m afraid.  :(

Okay. Thanks anyways. We have to think about this carefully because of huge manual work.