What is Knowledge Management in SAP EP-KM - Knowledge Management and Collaboration?

SAP Term: Knowledge Management

• Component: EP-KM

• Component Name: Knowledge Management and Collaboration

• Description: Component of SAP NetWeaver that supports the integration, ordered staging, and unified management of unstructured information from different sources. Knowledge Management includes the components Content Management CM and Search and Classification TREX. It provides users of SAP Enterprise Portal with a central, role-specific point of entry to information and documents that can be stored physically in different repositories. Search and classification functions allow portal users quick and easy access to information contained in the connected repositories. Knowledge Management provides open programming interfaces APIs that allow you to develop enhancements and your own functions, and to integrate these into the standard system. This can include the development of repository managers and your own KM functions as well as modifications of the user interface.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Knowledge Management (KM) is a component of SAP Enterprise Portal (EP) that enables organizations to store, manage, and share knowledge. It provides a platform for collaboration and communication between employees, customers, and partners. KM allows users to access and share information quickly and easily, enabling them to make better decisions and improve their productivity.
  
  How to use it: 
  KM can be used to store documents, images, videos, and other types of content. It also provides tools for creating and managing knowledge bases, forums, blogs, wikis, and other collaborative tools. Users can search for content using keywords or tags, as well as browse through categories. They can also create their own personal workspaces to store their documents and collaborate with others.
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using KM, it is important to ensure that the content is organized in a way that makes it easy to find. It is also important to keep the content up-to-date so that users have access to the most accurate information. Additionally, it is important to ensure that users have the necessary permissions to access the content they need.
  
  Related Information: 
  KM is closely related to other components of SAP Enterprise Portal such as Collaboration Rooms and Social Networking. It can also be integrated with other SAP applications such as SAP Business Suite and SAP BusinessObjects. Additionally, KM can be used in conjunction with other enterprise applications such as Microsoft SharePoint or IBM WebSphere Portal.