Administering the DiscussionProvider

You can create a DiscussionProvider channel and manage it from the portal server management console:

• To Create a Channel from DiscussionProvider

• To Delete a DiscussionProvider Channel

• To Configure a DiscussionProvider Channel

End users can configure the discussion channel using the channel edit page.

To Create a Channel from DiscussionProvider

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select the Portals tab.

3. Select a portal server under Portals.

4. From the Select DN drop-down menu, select any DN.

5. Select the container where you want to create the channel.

   The container Task and Properties are displays on the right panel.

6. Under Tasks, click New Channel or Container to launch the wizard.

   1. From the Select Portal drop-down menu, select a portal server.

   2. From the Select DN drop-down menu, select any DN.

   3. Under Type, select channel, and click Next.

   4. Under Channel Type, select Provider Channel, and click Next.

   5. From the Provider drop-down menu, select DiscussionProvider, and click Next.

   6. Type a name for the channel in the text box, and click Next.

   7. Review the channel information, and click Finish.

   8. Click Close.

   The channel based on DiscussionProvider is created.

To Delete a DiscussionProvider Channel

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select the Portals tab.

3. Select a portal server under Portals.

4. From the Select DN drop-down menu, choose the DN where the DiscussionProvider channel resides.

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   Tip –

   Select DP XML Tree as the View Type from the drop-down menu for a listing of all the channels and containers under DP_ROOT.

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5. Select the container where the channel resides.

   The container Tasks and Properties page displays.

6. Click Select Channel or Container to delete.

7. Select the DiscussionProvider channel.

8. Click Delete.

To Configure a DiscussionProvider Channel

1. Log in to the Portal Server management console.

2. Select the Portals tab.

3. Select a portal server under Portals.

4. Choose DN organization where the DiscussionProvider channel resides from Select DN drop-down menu.

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   Tip –

   Select DP XML Tree as the View Type from the drop-down menu for a listing of all the channels and containers under DP_ROOT.

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5. Select the DiscussionProvider channel you want to configure.

   For more information about the attributes, see Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 Technical Reference.