Method, apparatus, and program for knowledge base externalization and tracking

A method for managing a knowledge base, comprising:

• receiving an expired knowledge entry from the knowledge base, wherein the expired knowledge entry includes an expiration indication;
• determining whether the knowledge entry is accepted for externalization;
• and
• in response to the knowledge entry being accepted for externalization, resetting the expiration indication.

An apparatus for managing a knowledge base, comprising:

• receipt means for receiving a knowledge entry from an author;
• determination means for determining whether the knowledge entry is approved for externalization;
• and
• externalization means, in response to the knowledge entry being approved for externalization, for time stamping the knowledge entry with an expiration indication and externalizing the knowledge entry to the knowledge base.

An apparatus for managing a knowledge base, comprising:

• receipt means for receiving an expired knowledge entry from the knowledge base, wherein the expired knowledge entry includes an expiration indication;
• determination means for determining whether the knowledge entry is accepted for externalization;
• and
• resetting means, in response to the knowledge entry being accepted for externalization, for resetting the expiration indication.

A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for managing a knowledge base, comprising:

• instructions for receiving a knowledge entry from an author;
• instructions for determining whether the knowledge entry is approved for externalization;
• and
• instructions for time stamping the knowledge entry with an expiration indication and externalizing the knowledge entry in response to the knowledge entry being approved for externalization to the knowledge base.

A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for managing a knowledge base, comprising:

• instructions for receiving an expired knowledge entry from the knowledge base, wherein the expired knowledge entry includes an expiration indication;
• instructions for determining whether the knowledge entry is accepted for externalization;
• and
• instructions for resetting the expiration indication in response to the knowledge entry being accepted for externalization.