Create Discussion Board Sharepoint 2010

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Though for the most part, you might use SharePoint to store documents and other types of files, at some point you will discover that SharePoint is also great for storing your other Intellectual Property, in the shape of a Knowledge Base or FAQ (frequently asked questions). FAQ is a popular addition to any website out there on Internet, as it is a great way to answer basic and most frequently asked questions. SharePoint Intranet is no exception. FAQ Knowledge Base might be a great way to answer basic queries to an HR department (i.e. “How do I request a vacation?”) or an IT Department (“How do I reset my password?”).

So what would be the best way to achieve this in SharePoint? Well, you have few options to choose from, which one is best – would be your call!

After you create a new Discussion Board Plus application, you can start adding and replying to posts just like you would in an out-of-the-box SharePoint Discussion Board. For SharePoint 2010, follow these steps; For SharePoint 2013, follow these steps. Search for Discussion Board template in the Search box, Provide the name that you want to give for your discussion board. And, Click on create button 3. You should be able to see the Default and selected View on the screen 4.

  • To create a new discussion board, follow these steps: Choose Site Actions→More Create Options, or click the All Site Content link on the Quick Actions menu and then click the Create button. In either case, the Create page appears. Click the Discussion Board link under List and then enter a name for your discussion board in the Name field.
  • Nov 27, 2011 // Add the Namespace Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities for SPUtility class. SPListItem newTopic = SPUtility.CreateNewDiscussion(list, 'Topic5'); // In the 'body' column you can add the HTML content so that you can add images and add the styles for the contents. // To get the HTML content - Go to the 'Discussion' list, then click on 'Add new.
  • Jul 13, 2011 Dear All, I need to customize on the thread page of Discussion board in SharePoint 2010 and make new one and when user click on add new thread, will direct him to new interface i designed, how can i achieve this i think in changing CSS, Create new View, Create new application page i don't know the right way to do this any help please??

Option 1: Custom List with metadata

The easiest way to get going with a FAQ is to build a custom SharePoint list with custom metadata. For example, Column 1 would be a question. Column 2: Answer. Column 3: Category.

  • Column 1: Question
  • Column 2: Answer
  • Column 3: Category (Benefits, Medical, etc.)

Below is an example of such FAQ module build using regular, Out of the box SharePoint custom list web part.

The beauty of this approach is that you can really customize the list with custom metadata and allow your users to view, group, sort questions/answers/categories any way they like. And oh yeah, because this is a list, users can do a keyword search too and find a particular question/answer that way as well.

Option 2: Discussion Board web part

Create Discussion Board Sharepoint 2010

Sharepoint Discussion Board Examples

Another way to build a FAQ is via a Discussion Board web part. This web part is essentially a SharePoint list, but has some nice user interface capabilities, like an ability to list conversations in a forum-style manner. What that means is that your FAQ section can become “social” since individual users might also reply to specific topics and provide their own responses. And of course, since the Discussion Board web part is just a SharePoint list, you can dress it up with custom metadata too!

Option 3: Wiki Site/library

This option utilizes Wiki capabilities of SharePoint and allows you to build the knowledge base/FAQ by inserting content right into the SharePoint pages. I have previously provided detailed instructions on how to create Wikis here. The beauty of this approach is that you can embed text, images, and video into your pages – making FAQ little bit more interactive and fun to use. And just like the previous two options, Wiki is fully searchable!

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So these are the three Out of the Box options available to you. Which one you use is up to you. I have used all of them when configuring sites for my clients. Option 1 and Option 3 seem to be most popular though.

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SharePoint provides discussion board for communication in a group; you can create and manage newsgroup-style discussion board. It’s easy to manage discussion threads and can be configured to require approval for all posts.

Creating Discussion Board in SharePoint

1. Open your SharePoint site.

Discussion Board Sharepoint App

2. Click More Option from Site actions.

3. Select Discussion Board, click on create after providing name.

4. Click on Add new discussion to create new Discussion.

5. Click on Save after providing subject and body of Discussion.

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6. When the discussion is created, the threads are posted in that page. Click on the subject Thread to view the Post.

7. Click on Reply to Reply the Post.

8. Click on save after providing your reply for the post.

9. Reply to post is posted on the Thread.

Sharepoint add discussion board

Sharepoint Add Discussion Board

Summary

Discussion is a list in which the user creates threads, post discussion and manages replies to it. User can configure require approval for all post in Discussion Board. We can set alerts on the list. SharePoint provides other features like synchronizing the list with SharePoint Workspace and can connect it to Outlook.