The Knowledge Bank

Overview

Use this function to view the Knowledge Bank of Course-related learning items. The Knowledge Bank is a library of supplementary information, divided into folders, that can aid your learning process and provide you with useful background information for the Courses listed in the Learning Path that you are scheduled to take. Knowledge Bank items can consist of documents, spreadsheet files, slides, HTML pages and numerous other file types.

To View the List of Knowledge Bank items:

On the left side of the screen, click the Knowledge Bank button. The Knowledge Bank screen appears displaying the folder structure of the Knowledge Bank on the left side of the screen. If you click a folder, all of the Knowledge Bank items contained in that folder are displayed in the centre of the screen. The following Knowledge Bank item details are displayed.

Name	The name of the Knowledge Bank item.
Target Date	The date by which the Knowledge Bank item must be completed.
Type	An icon indicating the file type of the Knowledge Bank item (for example, .PDF, .URL, .HTM, .DOC).

You can also view the description of Knowledge Bank item in a pop-up window, by running your mouse-pointer over the name of the item.

Navigate the Knowledge Bank structure by clicking and expanding the folder names on the left side of the screen to display the Knowledge Bank items for that folder in the centre of the screen. You can view the details of Knowledge Bank item by clicking the name of the item.

To Navigate the Knowledge Bank Folder Structure:

You can use the following functions to navigate the Knowledge Bank folder structure.

Up One Level

Click the Up One Level button to move up one level of the Knowledge Bank file structure.

Go To Top

Click the Go To Top button to move to the top level of the Knowledge Bank file structure.

To Sort/Filter the List of Knowledge Bank items:

You can sort/filter the list of Knowledge Bank items in the following ways:

Column Heading

Select the column by which you want to sort the list of Knowledge Bank items and click the left mouse button. The list of Knowledge Bank items is reorganised by the chosen column. A small arrow appears to the right of the column name to indicate whether the list is sorted in ascending or descending order.

Use the Search functions at the top of the screen to locate a specific item in the Knowledge Bank.

To View Details of a Knowledge Bank Item:

Locate the Knowledge Bank item that you want to view.
Click the Name of the Knowledge Bank item. The Knowledge Bank Overview screen appears displaying the following details for the Knowledge Bank item.

Title	The name of the Knowledge Bank item.
Description	Descriptive text for the Knowledge Bank item.
Type	The file type of the Knowledge Bank item (for example, .PDF, .URL, .HTM, .DOC).
Target Date	The date by which the Knowledge Bank item must be used.
Duration	The amount of time required to use the Knowledge Bank item.
Status	The status of the Knowledge Bank item. The status is indicated by an icon: § Active § Awaiting Approval § Near Expiry § Approval Denied § Expired § Needs Approval Run your mouse-pointer over the icon to display the Status description.
Last Accessed	The time and date on which you last accessed the Knowledge Bank item (if you have previously opened it).

Click the View Details button . The Knowledge Bank item is displayed in a pop-up window.

If the Knowledge Bank item requires your Manager's approval before you can view it, the Request Approval Form screen appears. Click the Submit button to submit the request to your Manager to view the Knowledge Bank item.