Discussion Properties

The Properties page of the Discussion Editor allows you to set or change the name and the description of a discussion, assign moderators, and close a discussion once it has been resolved.

Configure the following properties for the discussion:

Setting	Description
Project	Appears only when creating a new discussion from the Discussion portlet. Choose the project in which the discussion will be created.
Name	Type no more than 100 characters to name the discussion.
Description	Optional. Type no more than 1,000 characters to describe the discussion. The description appears in the heading of the details pane Lower right section of the application view. You can view details and descriptions (if provided) of items selected in the table pane. You can also perform various actions, such as notifying others about the document you uploaded or subscribing to a discussion. when the discussion is selected in the table pane Upper right section of the application view. You can view the items you selected in the navigation pane in a table format. You can also view detailed information about the items in the table pane by selecting the check box next to the item. Detailed information appears on the details pane below..
Moderators	Moderators can approve or reject messages. Moderators with Admin access to a discussion can edit messages before approving them. If you want to assign, change, or remove moderators for the discussion, click . From the Choose Users dialog box, select or delete the moderators and click Finish. Messages posted in moderated discussions do not appear to users in Discussions unless approved by the moderator. Moderators, however, can see these unapproved messages marked in red. For step-by step instructions on how to assign moderators to discussions, see Assigning Moderators to Discussions.
Discussion Status	To end the discussion, select closed from the drop-down list. This setting is not available when you are creating a new discussion.
Discussion Resolution	Optional. Once you end a discussion, you can write a summary of the resolution. This setting is not available when you are creating a new discussion.

As an optional step, click the Security tab to configure who can access this discussion.

Click Finish when you are done configuring the discussion.

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To display the page associated with this help topic:

From the Discussions portlet, select Discussions from the Discussions/Messages selector drop-down list, then clickNew or select a discussion and click Edit.
From the Discussions application view page, click in theNew button, and from the drop-down menu click Discussion or select a discussion and click Edit.
From the Discussion Explorer portlet, make sure you are viewing the list of discussions (instead of messages), then in the toolbar, click or select a discussion and click .

Discussion Properties

Setting

Description