The Forums portlet
The IBM® Connections Forums portlet brings the collaborative power of an IBM Connections forum to IBM® WebSphere® Portal.
Using the Forums portlet
Use the Forums portlet to interact with IBM® Connections Forums content without leaving the IBM® WebSphere Portal environment. You can read topics, create new topics, or comment on topics.
Editing the shared settings for the Forums portlet
You
must have at least editor access for the page and for the portlet
to be able to edit shared settings for Connections features. For more information
about access levels, see the WebSphere® Portal
product wiki. Settings that you enter on this page can be overridden
by settings on the Personalize page for a portlet.
Choose Edit Shared Settings from the portlet
menu and choose which view to display in the portlet. You can choose
to display:
- All forum topics for this community (default)
- The most recent forum topic for this community
- The currently selected forum topic for this community
Configuring the Forums portlet
You must have administrative access to the portlet to be able to configure it. Choose Configure from the portlet menu and configure these options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Display icon to open IBM Connections in a browser window | Display an icon so users can open Connections in a browser window to access the full application. |
| Display page controls only in bottom bar | Hides the page controls in the header of the window. Clear the check box to display paging controls in the header as well as the footer of the page. |