You can create a new discussion topic in the discussion area of your website. Depending on the applied settings, users will be able to respond to the discussion topic and create their own discussion topics.

To add a discussion group topic:

1. Click the ‘Accessories’ menu item from the tool bar. A drop-down menu will appear.
2. Hover over ‘Discussion Group’ and click ‘Add Topics’ to open the dialog window (above image).
3. Enter your name in the ‘First Name’ and ‘Last Name’ field. This will appear when you create or reply to a discussion topic.
4. Enter an email address in the ‘Email’ field. This address will receive all new updates on this discussion.
5. Enter a discussion topic in the ‘Topic’ field. This will appear in the discussion topic list and will also be used in all emails to those that are tracking and commenting on the discussion.
6. Enter a message that highlights the purpose of the discussion in the ‘Message’ field. This will appear at the beginning of the discussion, to get the discussion started.
7. If applicable, upload additional files to appear with your message.
8. If applicable, enter an expiry date. Discussions will expire at 0:00 at the beginning of the selected day. All discussions will be visible after the set expiry date; however, no further responses can be added.
9. Click ‘Apply’ to create.

See Manage Discussions to find out how to manage and delete discussion groups

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