Working With Collaboration Pagelets

This chapter discusses how to:

Click to jump to parent topicMy Workspaces Pagelet

Access the My Workspaces pagelet.

Workspace

Click to access the Collaborative Workspace.

Role

Displays the role you have been assigned as a member of the Collaborative Workspace.

View All Workspaces

Click to access the Workspace page, where you can perform a search for a Collaborative Workspace.

Create Workspace

Click to access the Select A Workspace Template page, where you can begin creating a Collaborative Workspace.

See Also

Working With Collaborative Workspaces

Click to jump to parent topicDiscussion Forums Pagelet

Access the Discussion Forums pagelet.

The Discussion Forums pagelet lists Discussion Forums, topics, and replies.

If you do not personalize the Discussion Forums pagelet, the pagelet displays the first 10 forums to which you have access, including the forums created with the Show by Default for All Users option selected.

In wide format, the pagelet also provides identification of the author of a topic or reply, as well as the date of the posting. In narrow format, the pagelet does not provide this additional information.

Click a Discussion Forum link to access a page where you can view details about the forum and add a topic. The hover text of the Discussion Forum link displays the description of the Discussion Forum.

Click a topic link to access the Post Details page, where you can view details about the topic and post a reply.

Click a reply link to access the Post Details page, where you can view details about the reply and post another reply.

Click to initiate a new topic within the corresponding Discussion Forum.

Create a Forum

Click to access the Create New Forum page, where you can create a new Discussion Forum. This link displays for the portal administrators.

My Forums

Click to access the My Forums page, where you can view detail about and access the forums to which you belong.

Search

Click to access the Search Discussions page, where you can perform a search of text in the Discussion Forums to which you belong.

See Also

Using the Discussions Module

Click to jump to parent topicPersonalizing the Discussion Forums Pagelet

This section discusses how to use the Discussion Forum component (EPPDF_USER_PREF) to personalize the Discussion Forums pagelet.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPage Used to Personalize the Discussion Forums Pagelet

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Personalize Discussion Forums

EPPDF_USER_PREF

Click the Customize button on the Discussion Forums pagelet.

Select the Discussion Forums you want to display on your pagelet. Define the number of Discussion Forums, topics, and replies that you want to display.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicPersonalizing Your Discussion Forums Pagelet

Access the Personalize Discussion Forum page.

Forum Count

Enter the maximum number of Discussion Forums you want to display on the pagelet. The default value is 10. The maximum number is 10.

Number of topics per forum

Enter the maximum number of topics that you want to display for a forum on the pagelet. The default value is three. The maximum number is five.

Number of replies per topic

Enter the maximum number of replies you want to display for a topic on the pagelet. The default value is three. The maximum number is five.

Selected

Select the Discussion Forums you want to display on the pagelet.

Moderator

Indicates whether or not you are a moderator of the Discussion Forum.