Installation of the Knowledge Management Advanced Plugin fails if unique index already exists in article numberIssue <!-- /*NS Branding Styles*/ --> .ns-kb-css-body-editor-container { p { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } span { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } h2 { font-size: 24pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h3 { font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h4 { font-size: 14pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } a { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #00718F; } a:hover { font-size: 12pt; color: #024F69; } a:target { font-size: 12pt; color: #032D42; } a:visited { font-size: 12pt; color: #00718f; } ul { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } li { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } img { display: ; max-width: ; width: ; height: ; } } <!-- div.margin{ padding: 10px 40px 5px 30px; } table.tocTable{ border: 1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); padding-top: .6em; padding-bottom: .6em; padding-left: .9em; padding-right: .6em; } table.noteTable{ border:1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); width: 100%; border-spacing: 8px; border-collapse: separate; } table.internalTable{ border:1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); width: 100%; border-spacing:0; } .sp td{ border-bottom: 1px solid; border-right: 1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: #ffffff; height: 20px; padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .5em; padding-left: .5em; padding-right: .5em; } .sphr td{ border-right: 1px solid; border-bottom: 1px solid; border-color:#E0E0E0; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245); padding-top: .5em; padding-bottom: .5em; padding-left: .5em; padding-right: .5em; height: 20px; } .title { color: #D1232B; font-weight:; font-size:25px; } .hd1{ color: #D1232B; font-weight:; font-size:18px; } .hd2{ color: #646464; font-weight:bold; font-size:16px; } .hd3{ color: #7a7a7a; font-weight:; font-size:16 px; text-decoration:; } .hd4{ color: #000000; font-weight:bold; font-size:14 px; text-decoration:; } --> Installing the Knowledge Management Advanced plugin fails if a unique index on an article number field already exists. Symptoms<!-- /*NS Branding Styles*/ --> .ns-kb-css-body-editor-container { p { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } span { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } h2 { font-size: 24pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h3 { font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h4 { font-size: 14pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } a { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #00718F; } a:hover { font-size: 12pt; color: #024F69; } a:target { font-size: 12pt; color: #032D42; } a:visited { font-size: 12pt; color: #00718f; } ul { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } li { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } img { display: ; max-width: ; width: ; height: ; } } Example of error message in the installed plugins activation details for "Knowledge Management Advanced Installer": 21-11-2025 07:41:46 Error Knowledge Advanced installation failed - Unique database index found on the number field. Please contact ServiceNow support to resolve this issue. Knowledge Management Advanced Installer 21-11-2025 07:41:46 Error Unique index on kb_knowledge found - [number] Checking out the article shows "Invalid update" error message: The following error appears in the log: Unique Key violation detected by database (ERROR: duplicate key value violates unique constraint "kb_knowledge_nunmber_key" Release<!-- /*NS Branding Styles*/ --> .ns-kb-css-body-editor-container { p { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } span { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } h2 { font-size: 24pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h3 { font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h4 { font-size: 14pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } a { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #00718F; } a:hover { font-size: 12pt; color: #024F69; } a:target { font-size: 12pt; color: #032D42; } a:visited { font-size: 12pt; color: #00718f; } ul { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } li { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } img { display: ; max-width: ; width: ; height: ; } } This issue has been identified in all currently supported releases Resolution<!-- /*NS Branding Styles*/ --> .ns-kb-css-body-editor-container { p { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } span { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #000000; } h2 { font-size: 24pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h3 { font-size: 18pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } h4 { font-size: 14pt; font-family: Lato; color: black; } a { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; color: #00718F; } a:hover { font-size: 12pt; color: #024F69; } a:target { font-size: 12pt; color: #032D42; } a:visited { font-size: 12pt; color: #00718f; } ul { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } li { font-size: 12pt; font-family: Lato; } img { display: ; max-width: ; width: ; height: ; } } The following corrective steps need to be taken as corrective action: Step 1. Open "System Definition" > "Scripts - Background" to execute the script below to remove the unique index created on the table "kb_Knowledge" for the field "number": var tableName = "kb_knowledge"; var isUniqueIndex = true; var columnsInIndex = ["number"]; var util = new GlideIndexUtils(); var count = util. dropByExactElementSequence(tableName, isUniqueIndex, columnsInIndex); gs.info(count + " index dropped."); Step 2: Uncheck the "unique" field for table kb_knowledge in sys_dictionary Navigate to System Definition > DictionarySearch for Table = kb_knowledge and Column name = numberOpen the record and uncheck Unique field Only If the Unique field is not available: Right click on Form Header > Configure > Form LayoutMove the entry Unique from the Available to Selected list.Save changes. The Unique field is now visible. Step 3: Now retry activating the plugin. This can be achieved by opening "System Definition" > "Plugin Installation History" > "Knowledge Management Advanced Installer" and running “Repair”.