Summary

Laserfiche Discussions 10 expands on the functionality of discussion post types. In addition, Web Access users can start Discussions posts from Laserfiche documents.

Expanded Discussion Post Type

Discussion post types now support additional types of replies:

• Create a new sub-discussion
• Ask a question
• Create a checklist

Users can mark sub-discussions as being resolved. Questions within the discussion can be marked with their own answer. Similarly, checklist items are automatically marked as being resolved when all items in the list are selected.

Web Access Integration

Discussions and Web Access now include an integration option. Start a discussion from within the Web Access Metadata Pane and automatically create a thread within your Discussions site. Use the Details Pane in Web Access to view the discussion and add replies. In Discussions, the discussion post will include an embedded version of the Web Access Document Viewer that allows you to view the Laserfiche Document image pages, or folder contents, directly within Discussions.

Version History

Discussions now tracks changes to posts. Users can choose to view past versions of a post, and can view in-line changes from version to version.

Badges and Achievements

Site administrators can now configure badges to add additional visual indicators on a member's profile page. Members can earn these badges by meeting specific requirements associated with participating in the Discussions site.

Notifications

Discussions now features notifications. Use the bell icon to view an activity feed.

In addition, Discussions now supports real-time in-site updates. When someone replies to a post that you are currently viewing, Discussions will automatically update the page to include the new reply without you needing to manually refresh the page.

Site Metrics

Site administrators can now view a variety of charts on member participation in the Discussions site. Filter data by a desired time frame.

Search Thesaurus

Configure synonym groups to improve the search experience for site members. Site administrators can group similar or related words or common misspellings in the search engine. Searching for a word or phrase in a synonym group will return search results that contain any of the other words and phrases in the synonym group.

Miscellaneous Changes

• You are no longer limited to selecting from a list of Discussions members when sharing a post or inviting to a group. Type an email address into the field. (120551)
• In certain situations, the web browser's back button may not change the page when viewing the Groups tab or Members tab. This issue is now resolved. (113916)