Sharing forums among assets

Share forums among assets so that users can discuss multiple assets in the repository within one discussion forum.

Before you begin

To share asset forums across assets in a community, your role in that community must have the Forums administration permission.

The forum that you want to share must not be private. Private forums are indicated by a lock icon that is next to the name.

Procedure

  1. Log into the Rational® Asset Manager web client.
  2. Locate the forum that you want to share:
    • If the forum is linked to an asset:
      1. Navigate to that asset by using the search page, the My Dashboard page, subscriptions, or the sidebars on the home page.
      2. Click Discussion.
    • If the forum is linked to a community:
      1. Click Communities.
      2. On the Communities page, click the name of the community.
      3. Click the Forums tab.
  3. Click the name of the forum that you want to share.
    Note: If the forum is marked private , then you can not share this forum across assets or communities. Private forums are indicated by a lock icon that is next to the name.
  4. In the Assets Using This Forum section, click Link Asset.
  5. In the Link Asset to Forum dialog, type a search keyword for the assets that you want to link to this forum.
  6. Select the assets that you want to link to this forum.
  7. Click Add.

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