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Listing Discussions for an Item

All members defined for an item can list discussions for it. For example, everyone with Read access to a folder, subfolder, route, or project can list discussions for it. However, if the creator of a discussion has removed you as a participant for the discussion, that discussion is not be included in the list of discussion you see for the item.

To list discussions for an item

1. Navigate to the category list for the item you want to work with.

For example, to list discussions for a workplace in Team Central, click My Desk > Team > Workspaces and then click a workspace name to select it.

2. From the category list for the item, click Discussions.

The Discussions page lists all top-level discussions that you have access to for the item.

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By default, the system includes all discussions for previous versions of a file in the Discussions list for the latest version of the file. This means that when you click the Discussions category in the category list for a previous version, the page will be empty unless someone has created a new discussion for that version after a new version was added. Alternatively, your system may have been configured so discussions remain with the version they were originally created for.

For each discussion, the page lists:

Name--The subject of the first message posted for the thread. To read the messages in a discussion thread, click its Name.

Replies--The number of replies posted to the first message, including all replies to replies.

Last Message--The date the last message was posted to the discussion thread.

Owner--The person who started the discussion by posting the first message.

3. Use the Actions menu on the page toolbar to work with the discussions as needed:
• To create a new discussion thread, select Create New. See Creating a New Discussion for an Item.
• To subscribe to be notified when a new top-level discussion is added for the item, select Subscribe. Refer to the User Guide for your application about subscribing to events.
• To have other people receive notifications when a new discussion is added for the item, select Push Subscriptions. You can only push subscriptions for the item's discussions if you own the item. Push Subscriptions is not available for content from Sourcing Central, such as RFQs, packages, and quotations. Refer to the User Guide for your application about pushing subscriptions.
• To delete a discussion thread, check it and select Remove. You can only delete discussions that you created and that have no replies. See Deleting a Discussion or Message.