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Overview

Discussion is used to allow members of the business to collaborate, brining users, Yellowfin Content, and external links together in one place to be viewed and discussed. Discussion is tightly integrated with Timeline so that users keep up to date with posts made in a Discussion by viewing updates in their Timeline feed.

Creating a Discussion Group

1. Click Create in the main navigation bar and select the Discussion option
   
2. From here you will be taken to the Discussion area. You will need to provide the following in order to create a new Discussion Group:
   
   1. Discussion Group Image - Upload an image to use in the Discussion Group's thumbnail display. You will be able to adjust the area of the image used.
      
   2. Name - Provide a title for the Discussion Group.
   3. Description - Enter a description for the Discussion Group that will be displayed on the left panel of the screen.
   4. Tags - Select tags that will suit the content of the Discussion Group to aid users in finding content that match their interests.
   5. Access: Public or Private. Public discussions can be seen by any user that has access to the Discussion area. A user must become a member to post. Private discussions can only be seen and posted in by users that were invited.
3. Once complete, click Save to create and view your new Discussion Group
   
4. You will now have an empty Discussion Group ready for members and posts.
   

Discussion Components

The Discussion area in Yellowfin consist of Discussion Groups, which are made up of three components:

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