Working with Categories
When you add an instance of the Bulletin Boards feature to a page, by default it contains a category called General. However, you may want to rename this category or add and edit additional categories. Note that the feature instance must have at least one category in order for users to be able to post items.
Attributes of a Category
In the Bulletin Boards feature, a category has the several attributes, which you can configure:
A Label field—A word or phrase that describes the category and is displayed to any user with permission to display the category.
A Description field—Additional description of the category, displayed to any user with permission to display the feature instance.
Position—The placement of the category relative to other categories.
Delete Topics After—A setting that determines whether topics will ever be deleted. By default, this is set to Never.
Permitted Users—A setting that determines which roles and users are allowed to display the category.
Log in to the portal as a member of the Administrators role or as someone with Can Admin privileges for the appropriate context. Navigate to the Bulletin Boards feature instance and maximize it.
Choose Manage > Add Category.
The system displays a form.
Fill out the fields as appropriate. For help understanding a specific field, see the Attributes of a Category section.
Click Save.
Log in to the portal as a member of the Administrators role or as someone with Can Admin privileges for the appropriate context. Navigate to the Bulletin Boards feature instance and maximize it.
Choose Manage > Edit a Category > name of category.
The system displays a form.
Make any necessary changes. For help understanding a specific field, see the Attributes of a Category section.
Click Save.
Log in to the portal as a member of the Administrators role or as someone with Can Admin privileges for the appropriate context. Navigate to the Bulletin Boards feature instance and maximize it.
Choose Manage > Order Categories.
The system displays a list of the available categories.
Use the boxes at the left to change the order of the categories.
Click Save.
Note
When you delete a category, you also delete all of the topics and posts within the category.
Log in to the portal as a member of the Administrators role or as someone with Can Admin privileges for the appropriate context. Navigate to the Bulletin Boards feature instance and maximize it.
Choose Manage > Order Categories.
The system displays a list of the available categories.
Locate the category you want to delete and click the corresponding trash icon.
The system generates a dialog asking if you are sure that you want to delete the category.
Click OK.