MANAGE MESSAGE BOARDS

Use this screen to define Costpoint message boards and message board topics and then map them to Costpoint application screens.

Message Boards enable collaboration between Costpoint users through the email message exchange. Email discussions can include users who are away from Costpoint or away from a computer.

Location

Message Board Name

Use this field to enter a unique name for the message board.

Description

Use this field to enter a brief description of the message board.

Status

Use this drop-down list to specify the current status of the message board. Choose one of the following options:

Apply User/User Group Access Rights

Select this check box if you want to assign custom access rights to message board topics. Clear this check box to indicate that standard application/module rights are valid for all message board topics.

Subtasks

Subtask

Description

Message Topics

Click this link to open the Message Topics subtask and define discussion topics.

Assigned Application Screens

Click this link to open the Assigned Application Screens subtask and assign a message board to an application and result set.

Approval Key Fields

Click this link to open the Approval Key Fields subtask and define the business keys needed for an approval use case scenario.

Message Board Users

Click this link to open the Message Board Users subtask and specify which topics or folders will be accessible to specific users.