How to exclude certain article categories from searches performed in the Knowledge homepage and in contextual search - Support and Troubleshooting

How to exclude certain article categories from searches performed in the Knowledge homepage and in contextual search Issue  How to exclude certain article categories from searches performed in the Knowledge homepage and in contextual search

Description This article explains how admins can exclude certain knowledge categories or knowledge base from contextual search or knowledge homepage

Note: Please note this will not exclude articles from global search

Solution On OOB business rule: knowledge query Insert code at the very top of the script found on the Advanced tab as follows: var action = gs.action.getGlideURI().toString(); if(action.search("angular.do") > -1 || action.search("cxs_macro_name") > -1) { current.addQuery('kb_category','!=',' ') ; } Applicable Versions ALL