Forums
Forums can be accessed from the Project Summary page. Use Forums to facilitate discussions between users. When a Project is created, some default Forums may be automatically created depending on which template Project was chosen.
Forum Name - Name of the Forum. A description of the Forums displays below the Forum Name.
Threads Number of threads posted to this Forum.
Posts Number of replies posted to this Forum.
Last Post Date the last reply was posted.
Using a Forum
- Open a Project.
- Click the Forums tab.
- Select the Forum Name in which you desire to participate.
- Select the Forum Topic in which you desire to participate.
Show Select the number of Forum Topics that you desire to view and click the Change button.
Topic Name of the Forum Topic.
Topic Starter User who began the discussion.
Messages Number of Messages related to this thread.
Last Post Date the Topic was posted.
- Click what you desire to do in the Forum:
- Monitor This Forum Click to receive e-mails when a topic is added or updated in this Forum. To turn off Monitor Forum, click the link again.
- Archive History of the active Forum.
- Save place Select to view new Forum topics with replies highlighted when you return to this Forum.
- Start new thread Click to create a new topic in this Forum.
Changing the Number of Forums to View
- Open a Project.
- Click the Forums tab.
- Select the Forum Name in which you desire to view.
- Select the number of Forum Topics that you desire to view in the drop-down list box.
- Click the Change button.
Starting a New Thread
A new thread is a new topic within the current Forum. To start a new thread within a Forum:
- Open a Project.
- Click the Forums tab.
- Select the Forum Name in which you desire to participate.
- Select the Topic in which you desire to participate.
- Click the Start New Thread link.
- Enter a Topic describing the thread.
- Enter the Message detailing your thread input.
- Click Browse to Add new File associated with the thread.
- Click the Add button.
Viewing Forums as Flat Files or as Threaded
You toggle between seeing Forum threads as flat files or as threaded files:
- Open a Project.
- Click the Forums tab.
- Select the Forum Name in which you desire to view.
- Select the Flat or Treaded in the drop-down list box.
- Click the Change button.
Viewing a Forum
- Open a Project.
- Click the Forums tab.
- Select the Forum Name in which you desire to view.
- Click the Forum Topic you desire to view.
Replying to a Forum Thread
A comment thread is a reply to a current Forum entry. To reply to a message entered in a Forum:
- Click the Forums tab in your project.
- Click the Forum Name where you desire to reply.
- Click the Forum Topic where you desire to reply.
- Click the Reply button.
- Enter your comment in the Message field.
- Click Browse to Add new Files if necessary.
- Click the Post Message button to respond to a Forum message.
Editing a Forum Thread
To edit a comment in a Forum:
- Click the Forums tab in your project.
- Click the Forum Name where you desire to reply.
- Click the Forum Topic where you desire to reply.
- Click the Edit button.
- Edit your comment in the Message field.
- Click Browse to Add new Files if necessary.
- Click the Post Message button to respond to a Forum message.
Deleting a Forum Message Thread
A comment thread is a reply to a current Forum entry. To reply to a message entered in a Forum:
- Click the Forums tab in your project.
- Click the Forum Name where you desire to reply.
- Click the Forum Topic where you desire to reply.
- Click the Delete button.
- Select the Confirm deletion checkbox.
- Click the Submit button.
Monitoring a Forum
To receive e-mails when a Forum has an entry added:
- Click the Forums tab in your project.
- Navigate to the Forum Name you desire to monitor.
- Click Monitor this forum. The link changes to Stop Monitoring and you receive an e-mail whenever an entry is added to the Forum.
Stopping a Forum Monitor
To end receiving e-mails when a Forum has an entry added:
- Click the Forums tab in your project.
- Navigate to the Forum Name you desire to end monitoring.
- Click Stop Monitoring. You no longer receive an e-mail when an entry is added to this Forum. The link changes to Monitor Forum.
