Discussion Forums

Forums are a platform for effective and fast communication. They allow users to discuss ideas, solutions to issues faced, and effective ways to do certain things. You can use forums to share updates and changes in the areas that are being discussed or the areas on which you want to start a discussion. You can avoid confusion among the developers by sharing the latest and accurate information. Forum topic accessibility can be controlled by using moderation options.

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All user roles can access the Forum tab on the Developer Portal, but only Administrator and Portal Manager user roles can add new categories.

Forums can be accessed through the Cloud API Management dashboard or directly via the front-end Developer Portal without accessing the Cloud API Management dashboard. For example, http://developer.<company\_name>.com/forum.

To open forums on the Developer Portal via Cloud API Management dashboard, click Developer Portal at the top-right corner of the Cloud API Management dashboard.

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The Forum tab is displayed on the Developer Portal only when it is linked and enabled from the Cloud API Management dashboard.

To enable the forum via the Cloud API Management dashboard:

1. Navigate to Manage > Portal, and click on Portal Setup tab. This opens the Portal Setup page. In the Primary Navigation section, create a forum link.

2. Navigate to the Content tab. This opens the Content page. In the FORUM section, select the Enable Forum checkbox to enable the forum.