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About Forum
Forum allows threaded discussions about general topics in IonPartner portal. Administrator will be able create what is known as 'Forum container' and 'Forums' in the portal. Please note that only Adminstrator have the rights to create Forum container or Forums. Forum Container is collection of related forums The LDAP users then can log in and create any number of related topics under a Forum and initiate discussion threads.
Below are the steps explained in order to help to use the 'Forum' of IonPartner portal.
Creating Forum Container (Admin use only)
STEP ONE: If logged in as administrator an admin link will appear on top above the menu which leads to admin page.
The screen would look as displayed below:
STEP TWO: In admin page you can navigate to forum control by selecting forum link under content management. The screen would look as displayed below:
STEP THREE: In Forum control you can find the control for creating container and forum. The screen would look as displayed below:
Refering to the screen above, brief description of each fields in the form is given below:
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Container name |
Meaningful name for this collection of related forums. |
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Description |
Description and guidelines for discussions within this container. |
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Parent |
Containers are usually placed at the top (root) level, but may also be placed inside another container or forum. |
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Weight |
Containers are displayed in ascending order by weight (containers with equal weights are displayed alphabetically). |
Creating Forums under Forum Container (Admin use only)
STEP ONE: Follow the First and second step as mentioned above, which leads to forum control where you can find link to 'Add Forum'.
The screen would look as displayed below:
After the 'Save' button is pressed, the new forum will be created.
Creating Forum Topic:
STEP ONE: When a LDAP user or Admin logged in, a link Post New Forum topic is displayed, which will lead to form where the new forum topic can be
created.
STEP TWO: The screenshot below shows the form for adding forum topic. 
Refering to the screen above, brief description of each fields in the form is given below:
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Subject |
Title of the Forum topic |
| Forums: |
Select the Forum under which the topic has to be posted. |
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Body: |
Content of the Forum topic |
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Preview button |
To preview the forum topic before finally saving it. |
| Save button: |
Pressing the 'Save' button would save the forum topic. |
After saving the Forum topic. Any LDAP user can initiate the discussion thread further on the topic.