To learn what tips are and what they are used for, refer to What You Can Do with Tips.
Note: You must have permission to create tips. If you think you are supposed to be able to create tips, but you do not see the My Tips folder, contact your portal administrator.
This folder displays all tips you have submitted. It displays the following information for each tip:
Column |
Description |
Tips |
Displays the tip subject. |
Categories |
Displays the categories to which the tip belongs. |
Created |
Displays the date on which the tip was created. |
Approved |
Displays the approval status of the tip. |
Average Rating |
Displays the percentage of positive ratings that have been given by users. |
You can perform the following actions in the My Tips Folder:
To view the details of a tip, click the tip (you can click anywhere in the row). To learn about the details, refer to Tip Details.
To edit a tip, check the box next to it and click . For more information refer to Create or Edit Tip.
To delete a tip that is pending approval or has been rejected, check the box next to it and click .
To submit a new tip, click Create Tip. Tips do not display to other users until they are approved. For more information refer to Create or Edit Tip.
To see only those tips in a particular category, select the category from the drop-down list and click .
To search for a particular tip:
If you want to limit your search to a particular category, select a category from the drop-down list.
In the text box, type the text you want to search for.
Click .
Any tips in the selected folder that meet your search criteria will
be displayed. For more information on how search works, refer to Rules
for Searches.
Note: Searches in the My Tips folder apply to the following
fields: Subject, Categories, tip text, and Keywords.
To display all tips after performing a search, click .
To sort by column content, click the name of the column. displays next to the column name to show that the list is sorted in descending order by that column. If you click the column name again, the list will be sorted in ascending order () by that column.
If there are more than ten tips, click Next (or click a page number) to view tips.
When you click a tip, the following details display:
Detail |
Description |
Rating |
Displays the number of users who have found the tip helpful out of the total number of users who have rated the tip. |
Subject |
Displays the name of the tip. |
Created By |
Displays the user who submitted the tip. |
Date Created |
Displays the date the user submitted the tip. |
Tip |
Displays the full text of the tip. |
Categories |
Displays the categories associated with the tip. |
Keywords |
Displays any searchable keywords associated with the tip. |