You can start a new discussion:

·Using the Add New Discussion option on the Discussions Pane.

·Using the Start a Discussion option in a user thumbnail on the Social Ribbon.

·Dragging a user from the Social Ribbon to a grid member or cell in a view component.

All the participants in the discussion will be notified via the Recent Discussions option on the Necto Home page.

Using the Add New Discussion Option

To start a new discussion using the Add New Discussion option:

1.Click the Discussions  button on the Task Pane toolbar to open the Discussions Pane.

2.Click the Add New Discussion  button.

3.Add the participants of the discussion either by dragging them from the Social Ribbon or by clicking the Add Participant  option and selecting them from the list of users.

4.Click in the dimmed message area and type your text.

Use the Align Left  and Align Right  buttons to align the text left or right.

5.Click  or anywhere outside the text area.

6.Your user name, the current date and time automatically become the title of the discussion. You can change the title by double-clicking on the title area and typing the new text.

Dragging a User to a Member or Cell

You can associate a discussion to a value or a member in a grid by dragging a user thumbnail from the Social Ribbon to the grid cell or member heading.

The element becomes highlighted and a blue triangle appears at its corner. When you release the user on the highlighted area, a message opens in a new discussion in the Discussions Pane. The grid value or member name appears in the message.

For a cell value, the tooltip shows its dimension member names.

Use the Edit  button to enter the text.