Topics and responses appear in structured, hierarchical threads.

Discussion Forums allow you to quickly and easily:

• Establish forums on any topic to generate feedback or new ideas from your group
• Post a suggestion or problem solution in a message thread
• Limit a discussion to a specified group of users or open participation to your entire organization
• Search for a particular discussion thread by title or key word

Easily create new topics and responses. Attach documents and files to individual discussions.

• Brainstorm New Product Ideas
  Create a discussion to collect product ideas from your employees. Sales and Marketing teams can prioritize customer feedback for planning sessions.

• Encourage Employee Involvement with a Company Suggestion Box
  Create a suggestion box and urge your workers to contribute ideas for improving company policy. Solicit ideas from remote employees to build company loyalty across geographic boundaries.

• Clarify Project Requirements
  Establish forums for use by project teams to comment on proposals, specifications and deliverables. Team members can contribute at any time of day, from anywhere in the world.

• Maintain a Record of Committee Decisions
  Post minutes of prior meetings and allow committee members or employees to comment on policies and procedures.

• Maintain Ongoing Field Status Reports
  Project team members can post daily updates to report the status of open issues. Conduct discussions among the members of the entire group, or limit access to specific users for confidential or sensitive issues.

Discussion Forums Features
Easy-to-Use Interface	Easily create new topics and responses. Sort, expand, and collapse topics for easy reading.
Threaded Hierarchy	Display replies under the specific comment to which they are directed.
File Attachments	Attach documents and files to individual discussion contributions to illustrate a point or to maintain a complete record of correspondence.
Integrated Search	Search for a discussion thread by title or keyword so you can immediately access a selected forum.
Secure Permissions	Decide which individuals or groups have the right to read or contribute to a particular discussion.
Send Link	Notify users when you make changes to a discussion topic or create a new forum, or solicit immediate feedback.
Complete Integration Discussion Forums are part of the BBI Business online collaboration suite, so it's available anywhere, at any time, using a convenient web browser.