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Using Actions
Several different actions are available throughout the discussions area. The availability of some actions depends on your individual user access. For instructions on access configuration, see Discussions Property Settings.
Action
Description
New Topic
Create a new discussion topic. For more information, see Creating Topics.
New Comment
Create a new comment or reply to a comment. For more information, see Creating Comments.
Delete
Delete a topic or a comment. For more information, see Closing or Deleting Discussions.
Close Topic
Close a discussion topic. Comments remain visible but users cannot post new content. For more information, see Closing or Deleting Discussions.
Edit Draft
Edit and post a saved comment draft. For more information, see Posting Draft Comments.
Edit Topic
Change the topic name and add or remove participants. For more information, see Editing Topics.
Subscribe
Allows you to subscribe to a discussion or topic so that you receive an email notification when new topics are posted.
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From the Actions menu in the Discussions table, click Subscribe. You can also click the subscribe icon in the Discussions table toolbar for an object to receive email notifications for all topics and when new topics are posted.
Unsubscribe
Allows you to unsubscribe from email notifications about a discussion or topic.
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From the Actions menu in the Discussions table, click Unsubscribe. You can also click the unsubscribe icon in the Discussions table toolbar for an object to no longer receive email notifications for all topics or when new topics are posted.
Add Me
Add yourself as a discussion participant. You can see updates in the My Discussions table. For more information, see Using Tables.
Remove Me
Remove yourself as a discussion participant.
Expand
Expand and view all comments.
Collapse
Collapse and hide all comments.
Export List to PDF
Export a list of comments to a PDF file.
Export List to XLS
Export a list of comments to an XLS file.
View a topic
Click a topic name to open the topic in a new window. From this window, you can view all comments posted for that topic as well as create new comments.
Open a hyperlink (URL)
Click the link name to navigate to the attached web address.
Open a file
Click the attachment to view or download the attached file.
Open an object link
Click the link name to navigate to the attached object information page.