Using the Open Discussion Window

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:

1. Locate the file in Document Central The main window where most Document tasks originate. Document Central contains several tabs that display lists of files, file groups, discussions, tasks, and recent entities..
• Use the navigation panel to locate the file by entity. Locate and select the entity the file belongs to on the navigation panel. Then, select the File List tab on Document Central to view all files for the entity. You can filter or sort the grid on this tab as needed to find a specific file.
• Search for the file. Document offers both a quick search and an advanced search. You can use filters and wildcard characters to help you limit your search to relevant results.
2. Right-click the file and select Discussions > View discussion list.
3. 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.