Discussion Service
Definition
The discussion service determines the properties and behavior of discussions.
Use
The discussion service is relevant for the following iViews:
- Discussions for Resources
- Discussions in Discussion Groups
Discussion Services in the standard SAP Delivery
SAP delivers the following discussion services preconfigured:
- discussionService for discussions for resources (with assignment of the posts to topics)
- discussion secureService that provides a text editor for entering discussion posts instead of the HTML editor for security reasons. This removes the possibility of inserting URLs or JavaScript to manipulate and illegally analyze discussion posts.
- discussion simpleService for discussions in rooms (without assignment of the posts to topics)
Configuration
To configure discussion services, choose the following path in the portal: System Administration → System Configuration → Knowledge Management ( →Configuration) → Content Management → Repository Services → Discussion Service.
Structure
A discussion service has the following configuration options:
| Name | Description | Possible Entries |
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Repository prefix |
Defines the repository that discussions are saved in. |
/collaboration |
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Root |
Defines the folder that discussions are saved in. |
Discussions |
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No topics |
Defines whether discussions are divided into topics (only for discussions for resources). |
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Only at folders |
Defines whether discussions can be created for folders only or for folders and documents (only for discussions for resources). |
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Use Secure HTML Editor |
Defines whether a text editor (without JavaScript) is used instead for the HTML-B editor (manipulable with JavaScript) for security reasons. |
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