Discussions tab   

Use the Discussions tab to collaborate on various topics and issues related to the teamspace. Discussions are open to all members of the teamspace, including teamspace guests.

As you move from one forum or topic to another, you will see additional navigation links at the top of the Forum Detail or Topic Detail area of the screen. Click Forums List to return to the list of forums for the teamspace. The other link, if present, is the name of the current forum. Click that link to return to the Forum Detail page, which contains the list of topics for the forum.

For additional information on using discussions, see Discussions.

What do you want to do?

Start a new discussion forum

  1. Select the appropriate teamspace, if you are not already in it.
  2. Select the Discussions view.
  3. Select new forum, then enter a subject for the forum. Enter additional information in the description (optional). Click ok.

Add a new topic to a forum

  1. Select the appropriate teamspace, if you are not already in it.
  2. Select the Discussions view.
  3. Select the appropriate forum for your topic, or create a new one (see Start a new discussion forum).
  4. To add a topic to the forum click new topic. Enter the subject, and add your comments to the description box. Click ok to post your topic.

Once a topic is added, it cannot be edited. Carefully review your topic before you submit it.

Review the contents of an existing discussion forum

  1. Select the Discussions view and choose a subject from the Forums list to display a list of the current topics in that forum. You can filter the list of topics using the drop-down list.
  2. Select a topic from the list to display the discussion comments posted to date.

Reply to a discussion topic

  1. Select the Discussions view and choose a subject from the Forums list to display a list of the current topics in that forum. You can filter the list of topics using the drop-down list.
  2. Select a forum or topic from the list to read the discussion.
  3. To respond to the selected discussion topic, click new reply and type your response in the dialog screen.
  4. Click ok to submit your comments, or click cancel.

Once a reply is posted, it cannot be edited or deleted. Carefully review your reply before you submit it.

Edit a forum

  1. Select the Discussions view and select the forum you want to edit.
  2. Click edit.
  3. Edit the subject, description, or both, then click ok to save the changes.

Remove a forum or topic

  1. Select the Discussions view and select the forum or topic you want to remove.
  2. Click remove. Confirm or cancel the removal.

Close a forum or topic to additional replies

  1. Select the Discussions view and select the forum or topic you want to close.
  2. Click close. Confirm or cancel the permanent closure of the forum or topic.

Once you close a forum no one can reply to the topics in the forum. A closed forum can be reopened or removed.

Once you close a topic, no one can reply to that topic. A closed topic topic can be reopened or removed.

Send email about a discussion

  1. Select the forum or topic.
  2. Click send email. For more information see Sending email.

To link a discussion to another object, see Related item links.

Subscribe to a forum or topic to be notified of new posts

  1. Select the forum or topic.
  2. Click subscribe to display a dialog screen where you can enable specific notifications.
  3. Select the subscription(s) you want, then click ok.

See Discussions for more information.