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# PublishingService Class

Use the methods in the `KbManagement.PublishingService` class to manage the lifecycle of an article and its translations.

## Namespace

The `KbManagement` namespace provides a class for managing knowledge articles.

## Usage

Use the methods in the `KbManagement.PublishingService` class to manage the following parts of the lifecycle of an article and its translations:

- Publishing
- Updating
- Retrieving
- Deleting
- Submitting for translation
- Setting a translation to complete or incomplete status
- Archiving
- Assigning review tasks for draft articles or translations

**note:** Date values are based on GMT.

To use the methods in this class, you must enable Salesforce Knowledge.