PTC FlexPLM Fundamentals > Discussions > Creating Topics
  
Creating Topics
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Depending on the preferences set by your administrator, some discussions include default topics. These are labeled as General.
A topic acts as a content heading to help you organize comments according to subject matter. Topics can only be created at the top level (you cannot create a topic within a topic) and do not include attachments.
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When creating a topic, the Discussions table view can be set to either the Tree View or the Table View. For more information, see Changing the Table View.
1. Click the new topic icon on the Discussions table toolbar.
The New Topic window opens.
2. Under the Set Attributes step, enter a name for the topic in the Name field.
3. Optionally, select the Subscribe checkbox to receive an email notification whenever a new comment is added to the topic.
4. From the Participants table, click the add participant icon to find and add participants to the discussion topic. Participants can view and contribute to topics from the My Discussions table.
5. Click Finish to create the topic, or click Next to write the first comment under the topic.
6. Optionally, under the Add Comment step, provide a brief title for your comment in the Subject field.
7. Write your comment in the Message field. Enter up to 4,000 characters.
8. Under the Add Attachments step, click Browse to select up to five local files to upload and post with your comment. Click Next.
9. Under the Add Links step, use the following fields to link to a website or to an object within PTC FlexPLM:
◦ Link Name—Enter a name for the link.
If you leave this field blank, the full URL path is displayed in your comment.
◦ URL—Enter a path to the link destination.
▪ To link to a website, enter the web address into the URL field.
▪ To link to a PTC FlexPLM object, click the find icon to open the URL window. Use the search fields provided to locate the object to which you want to link.
10. Click Finish to create the topic and post your comment. Click Apply to create your topic and comment, but keep the window open so that you can create another topic.
Click Save Draft to save your comment without posting it. The topic is still created and visible to others, but your comment remains only visible to you. For more information, see Posting Draft Comments.
Once a topic is created, you can click the topic name in the Discussions or My Discussions table to view the topic and its associated comments in a new window.
Click the edit topic icon next to a topic to change its name and add or remove participants. For more information, see Editing Topics.