Creating new discussion forums

Users can discuss assets in forums. A forum is a collection of discussion topics that others can post replies to.

Before you begin

To create a discussion forum for an asset, you must be a Repository administrator, forum administrator, or asset owner.

About this task

Forum topics can vary from general discussions, to implementation questions, to executive strategy.

Procedure

To create a discussion forum for an asset:

  1. In the Asset Editor, click the Discussion tab.
  2. In the Forums section, click the Create a new forum icon Create a new forum icon. The New forum window opens.
  3. In the Title field, type a descriptive name for the forum. The name can contain spaces and special characters.
  4. Click OK. The new forum appears in the Forums section.

Results

You can access the new forum in the web client.

What to do next

To link other assets to this forum or to delete the forum, use the web client.


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