The Open Discussion window allows you to view a discussion, edit a discussion, reply to a discussion, remove a post from a discussion, switch between format views, view a file's discussion list, and open or close a discussion.
To access the Open Discussion window for a file, do the following:
Locate the file in Document Central. - Right-click the file and select Discussions > View discussion list.
- In the Document Discussions window, click the hyperlink for the file discussion in the Title column.
The Open Discussion window has several components, as described in the table below:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Thread View | Default view for the Open Discussion window. Click to switch back from Expanded Thread View or to refresh the discussion to display any posts created after the window was opened. |
| Expanded Thread View | Select to switch from Thread View or to refresh the discussion to display any posts created after the window was opened. |
| Discussion List | Select to open the Document Discussions window for the file and displays the list of discussions. |
| Close Discussion/Open Discussion | If the discussion is open, select Close Discussion to close the discussion. If a discussion has been closed, select Open Discussion to re-open the discussion. These are available to you based on your administrative rights. You cannot add new replies to a discussion that has been closed. |
Sticky thread button |
Static display if a discussion was marked as a "sticky" discussion. A post marked as sticky retains the original thread at the top of the discussion list regardless of any subsequent discussions posted. |
| Reply | Select to open the Reply to Discussion window. See the Replying to a discussion section in Managing Discussions for more information. |
| Edit | Select to open the Edit Discussion window. See the Editing a post section in Managing Discussions for more information. |
| Remove | Select to remove the post from the discussion list. |
| Close | Select to close the Open Discussion window. |