Post a document in the community
If you have the proper permissions in a forum, you can share a document with colleagues, experts, or other community users. You can associate the document with as many topics as needed.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_communities.community_user
Procedure
- While in a forum, click Post > Document and then fill in the form:
| Document title | Enter a descriptive title for the document. |
| Forum | Read-only. The current forum or sub forum is selected. |
| Topics | Select a topic from the list. Repeat for as many topics as needed. |
| Attach document | To attach a file, drag the file into the Attach Document box or click the box and then navigate to the file. - You can attach only one document. - Maximum file size is 5 MB. - File types supported are PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, TXT, PDF, PNG, BMP, JPG, JPEG, GIF, ZIP. - Click the X to delete an attached file. Note: Your administrator may have set a limit on the total number of attachments allowed across the community. If antivirus protection is enabled, all attachments are automatically scanned for viruses when you click Post. |
| Description | Enter a useful description for the document. |
Click Post.
- The document appears in the forum. The author of a document can edit or delete the post.
- Community users who are subscribed to the forum receive a notification that content has been posted. Activity and content feeds are updated accordingly. Note: If you are a user whose content is due to be moderated, the content is not posted until approved by a community moderator.
If your community administrator has enabled antivirus protection, a scan automatically runs in the background.
Note:
- You can download the attachments only when the scan is successful.
- The user who posted the document and community administrators receive a notification that an attachment is infected.
Parent Topic:Post and respond to content in the community
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