PWU CCMP User Manual

PWU CCMP

Philippine Womens University Community Collaboration and Messaging Portal

Prepared by

CHRISTOPHER G. HALNIN Web Programmer

Overview of the PWU Community Collaboration and Messaging Portal Site

Objectives The concept for the development of the PWU Community Collaboration and Messaging Portal site is based on the desire to extend the capability of the Philippine Womens University in sharing information and knowledge resources to members of the PWU Community such as Senior Management Staff, Academicians, Rank and File Staff, PWU Organizations, among others. It also aims to keep up to date members of the PWU community to various upcoming and recent university events. Specifically, the portal site aims to: Facilitate the online communication between PWU communities and organizations; Facilitate the sharing of knowledgebase resources across members of PWU communities; and Maintain a database repository of knowledgebase resources of PWU.

Portal Site System Modules The PWU Community Collaboration and Messaging Portal comprises of three main modules. 1. Discussion Forum 2. Knowledgebase Resources or Documents Sharing 3. Contents Management System The Discussion Forum is the module of the portal site where exchange of messages and concerns are being facilitated. Thru this module members of PWU internal and external community can exchange information and ideas regarding various concerns for the university. The Knowledgebase Resources or Documents Sharing is the module of the portal site where members of PWU communities can share and obtain resource or reference materials of various importance for use by the members of communities. The Content Management System is the module of the portal site where the overall contents of the portal site can be managed and maintained. This system provides the overall administrator of the site flexibility in managing users of the site and updating the contents found in the portal site. Type of PWU CCMP Users There are three types of users that are allowed to gain access to the PWU Community Collaboration and Messaging Portal site. Each type of users has distinct

capabilities in accessing and manipulation information or resources found in the portal site. Member Account. The Member Account type is the user whose capability is allowed to view information found in the site and information limited only to members of a specific community. This type of user also has the capability to post messages and create new topic in the discussion forum in the community where the user is a member. The system also allows this type of user to upload and share documents and create folders for the type of documents where the user is a member. Moderator Account. The Moderator Account type is the user whose capability is allowed to view information found in the site and manipulate information that are limited only to members of a specific community. Aside from the posting messages and creating new topic in the discussion forum in the community where the user is a member, this type of user also has the capability to manipulate messages and topics found in the communitys discussion forum. This type of user is also allowed by the system to upload and share documents and create folders and manipulate the folders and type of documents where the user is a member. Administrator Account. The Administrator Account type is the user whose capability is allowed to manipulate or administer all information found in the portal site. This type of user does not have limitation to specific community. The system allow this type of user to view all the communities in PWU for the main purpose of administering these communities. This type of user has the capability to create and remove topics and messages found in the all communities in the portal site. It also has the capability to upload and remove all documents in the Knowledgebase Resources or Shared Documents section of the site. This is the only user that has the capability to manage the users of the site. It is also the only user who is allowed to use the Content Management system of the portal site. It is also the only user who is allowed to manage the E-Groups of the PWU CCMP.

Using the PWU-Community Collaboration and Messaging Portal Site

To start using the PWU-CCMP, please do the following:

For User Accounts Type

Connect to the Internet and open a browser On the browser, key-in the URL address http://www.pwu-online.net/ccmp on the Location Window, then press enter 3. The user will be automatically redirected to the PWU-CCMP website
1. 2. Note : Initially a list of information items can be viewed by the user such as News, Announcements, Calendar of Events, etc. as a welcome page for the user. A user authentication text boxes (Username, Password) can be also be seen. To access fully the items on the main page and main features of the site a user authentication code is needed. The user authentication code can be obtain from the site Administrator. 4.

Key-in the Username and Password at the Intranet Login Box for user authentication to access the full contents and features of the portal site
Note : After the username and password of the user is validated and is authentic, the Intranet Login Box changes and it now displays the information of the user. Notice that as a member, the account type that is displayed at the user information is Member Account type. Also, a set of menus is now available in the sites menu bar.

Main Page To gain full access to the list of items found in the main page, a user must be an authentic user. To view the full contents of the items in the main page, click on the links at the bottom of each item 2. To view complete list of information of each item, click on each items Index 3. At the Index of the item, click on the links of any of the articles / items in the Index page 4. To go back to the main page click on the main page menu at the sites menu bar.
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Community Page To gain access to the Community page, click on the Comunity menu at the menu bar 2. At the Community page, a user can view the community announcements where the user is a member.
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Forums Page

To gain access to the Forums page, click on the Forum menu at the menu bar 2. At the forum page sets of community forums can be viewed and a user can gain access to the General Discussion Forum and to the Community Discussion Forum where the user is a member of that specific community 3. To post a message in the form of topic or reply, click on the specific discussion forum 4. To start a message thread, click on the New Topic button 5. In the New Topic posting page key-in the title of the topic and contents of the message and then click on the Post New Topic button to save and display the message in the community discussion forum page 6. To post a Reply to the topic, click on the Topic and then the user will be redirected to the forum contents page 7. At the forum contents page click on the Post Reply button 8. At the post reply page, key-in the message of your reply to the chosen topic then click on the Submit Message Reply button to save and display the reply message to the forum contents page.
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Shared Documents Page To gain access to the Shared Documents page, click on the Shared Documents menu at the menu bar 2. At the shared documents page, a user can view sets of community documents groupings 3. Click on the community document links to view the documents folders for the community 4. To view the contents of each document folders click on the folder name and then you will be redirected to the document folder contents page 5. To upload or post a document, click on the upload button 6. At the documents posting page, key-in the required information on each text boxes then click on the Upload Document button to post or upload the document and will be displayed to the document folder contents page 7. To create a document folder where members of your community can share documents, click on the New Folder button 8. Supply the description for your community folder then click on Create New Folder button to create the new folder and display it in the documents folders page.
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Community Directory Page 1. To gain access to the Community Directory page, click on the Community Directory menu at the menu bar 2. At the community directory page, a user can view list of members of the each community just click on the name of the Community then the community members page will be seen displaying the contact details of each members. My Profile Page

1. To gain access to the My Profile page, click on the My Profile menu at the menu bar 2. At the My Profile page, the users information is displayed and this information and some of the information can be edited by the user 3. To save the changes click on the Submit Changes button 4. On the same page the user can change his/her password just key-in the new desired password to the New and Confirmatory Password 5. To save changes, click on the Submit Changes button. PWU CCMP E-Group To gain access to the users e-group membership, click in the name of the e-group found in the left side of the page.
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Starting / Joining Topical Discussions 2. To post new topic for the e-group, click on the new topic button 3. In the new topic page, fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 4. To post the new topic for the e-group, click on the Post New Topic button 5. To post message for a particular topic in the e-group, click on the name / title of the topic 6. In the topical e-group discussion page, click on the post reply button 7. In the post reply page, key-in the message / reply for the specified egroup 8. To post the message / reply, click on the Submit Reply Message button Sharing Documents 9. To post / upload documents to share to the members of the e-group, click on the documents button in the e-group page 10. In the documents folders page, click on the particular folder where the user would like to upload a particular document 11. In the documents listing page, click on the Post New Document link 12. In the post new document page, fill-in the necessary information and click the browse button to select the documents that a user would like to upload 13. To upload the document, click on the Upload Document button 14. For documents upload organizational purposes, a user can create a folder where to upload a particular document 15. To create the folder for the e-group, click on the documents button in the e-group documents folders page 16. In the new e-group folder page, key-in the name or description of the folder for the e-group 17. To create the folder, click on the Create New Folder button.

For Moderator Accounts Type

1. Connect to the Internet and open a browser 2. On the browser, key-in the URL address http://www.pwu-online.net/ccmp on the Location Window, then press enter

3. The user will be automatically redirected to the PWU-CCMP website

Note : Initially a list of information items can be viewed by the user such as News, Announcements, Calendar of Events, etc. as a welcome page for the user. A user authentication text boxes (Username, Password) can be also be seen. To access fully the items on the main page and main features of the site a user authentication code is needed. The user authentication code can be obtain from the site Administrator.

4. Key-in the Username and Password at the Intranet Login Box for user authentication to access the full contents and features of the portal site
Note : After the username and password of the user is validated and is authentic, the Intranet Login Box changes and it now displays the information of the user. Notice that as a Moderator, the account type that is displayed at the user information is Moderator Account type. Also, a set of menus is now available in the sites menu bar.

Main Page 1. To gain full access to the list of items found in the main page, a user must be an authentic user. To view the full contents of the items in the main page, click on the links at the bottom of each item 2. To view complete list of information of each item, click on each items Index 3. At the Index of the item, click on the links of any of the articles / items in the Index page 4. To go back to the main page click on the main page menu at the sites menu bar. Community Page To gain access to the Community page, click on the Community menu at the menu bar 2. At the Community page, a moderator can view the community announcements where the moderator is a member
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Managing Community Announcement 3. With Moderator Account type, the user can post and remove community announcement in the community page 4. To post announcement for your community, click on the Post Announcement button 5. At the Community Posting Announcement page key-in the necessary information for your announcement in the text boxes 6. To save and post the announcement, click on the Post Community Announcement button 7. To remove community announcement, in the Community page, click on the trashcan icon at the right side of the page. Forums Page

1. To gain access to the Forums page, click on the Forum menu at the menu bar 2. At the forum page sets of community forums can be viewed and a user can gain access to the General Discussion Forum and to the Community Discussion Forum where the user is a member of that specific community 3. To post a message in the form of topic or reply, click on the specific discussion forum 4. To start a message thread, click on the New Topic button 5. In the New Topic posting page key-in the title of the topic and contents of the message and then click on the Post New Topic button to save and display the message in the community discussion forum page 6. To post a Reply to the topic, click on the Topic and then the user will be redirected to the forum contents page 7. At the forum contents page click on the Post Reply button 8. At the post reply page, key-in the message of your reply to the chosen topic then click on the Submit Message Reply button to save and display the reply message to the forum contents page. Managing Forum Topical Discussions 9. With Moderator Account type, the user can remove messages in the communitys discussion forum 10. To remove a topic, in the community discussion forum page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page 11. To remove a message, in the forum contents page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page Shared Documents Page 1. To gain access to the Shared Documents page, click on the Shared Documents menu at the menu bar 2. At the shared documents page, a user can view sets of community documents groupings 3. Click on the community document links to view the documents folders for the community 4. To view the contents of each document folders click on the folder name and then you will be redirected to the document folder contents page 5. To upload or post a document, click on the upload button 6. At the documents posting page, key-in the required information on each text boxes then click on the Upload Document button to post or upload the document and will be displayed to the document folder contents page 7. To create a document folder where members of your community can share documents, click on the New Folder button 8. Supply the description for your community folder then click on Create New Folder button to create the new folder and display it in the documents folders page Managing Shared Community Documents

9. To remove uploaded documents in the documents contents page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page 10. To remove community folders in the documents folders page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page

Community Directory Page 1. To gain access to the Community Directory page, click on the Community Directory menu at the menu bar 2. At the community directory page, a user can view list of members of the each community just click on the name of the Community then the community members page will be seen displaying the contact details of each members. My Profile Page 1. To gain access to the My Profile page, click on the My Profile menu at the menu bar 2. At the My Profile page, the users information is displayed and this information and some of the information can be edited by the user 3. To save the changes click on the Submit Changes button 4. On the same page the user can change his/her password just key-in the new desired password to the New and Confirmatory Password 5. To save changes, click on the Submit Changes button. PWU CCMP E-Group To gain access to the users e-group membership, click in the name of the e-group found in the left side of the page
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Starting / Joining Topical Discussions 2. To post new topic for the e-group, click on the new topic button 3. In the new topic page, fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 4. To post the new topic for the e-group, click on the Post New Topic button 5. To post message for a particular topic in the e-group, click on the name / title of the topic 6. In the topical e-group discussion page, click on the post reply button 7. In the post reply page, key-in the message / reply for the specified egroup 8. To post the message / reply, click on the Submit Reply Message button Sharing and Managing Documents 9. To post / upload documents to share to the members of the e-group, click on the documents button in the e-group page 10. In the documents folders page, click on the particular folder where the user would like to upload a particular document

11. In the documents listing page, click on the Post New Document link 12. In the post new document page, fill-in the necessary information and click the browse button to select the documents that a user would like to upload 13. To upload the document, click on the Upload Document button 14. For documents upload organizational purposes, a user can create a folder where to upload a particular document 15. To create the folder for the e-group, click on the documents button in the e-group documents folders page 16. In the new e-group folder page, key-in the name or description of the folder for the e-group 17. To create the folder, click on the Create New Folder button 18. To remove a posted message in the e-group discussion forum, click on the name / title of a particular topic 19. At the topical e-group discussion page, click on the trash can icon to the right side of the specified message of the page 20. To remove a posted topic in the e-group discussion forum, click on the trash can icon on the right site of the particular topic 21. To remove an e-group shared document, click on the documents button in the e-group discussion page 22. In the documents folders page, click on the particular document folder where the document to be deleted is uploaded 23. In the documents listing page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the particular document to be remove 24. To remove an e-group folder, click on the documents button in the egroup discussion forum page 25. In the documents folders page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the particular folder to be deleted.

For Administrator Accounts Type

1. Connect to the Internet and open a browser 2. On the browser, key-in the URL address http://www.pwu-online.net/ccmp on the Location Window, then press enter 3. The user will be automatically redirected to the PWU-CCMP website
Note : Initially a list of information items can be viewed by the user such as News, Announcements, Calendar of Events, etc. as a welcome page for the user. A user authentication text boxes (Username, Password) can be also be seen. To access fully the items on the main page and main features of the site a user authentication code is needed. The user authentication code can be obtain from the site Administrator.

4. Key-in the Username and Password at the Intranet Login Box for user authentication to access the full contents and features of the portal site
Note : After the username and password of the user is validated and is authentic, the Intranet Login Box changes and it now displays the information of the user. Notice that as a Moderator, the account type that is displayed at the user information is Moderator Account type. Also, a set of menus is now available in the sites menu bar.

Main Page 1. To gain full access to the list of items found in the main page, a user must be an authentic user. To view the full contents of the items in the main page, click on the links at the bottom of each item 2. To view complete list of information of each item, click on each items Index 3. At the Index of the item, click on the links of any of the articles / items in the Index page 4. To go back to the main page click on the main page menu at the sites menu bar. Community Page 1. To gain access to the Community page, click on the Community menu at the menu bar 2. At the Community page, a moderator can view the community announcements where the moderator is a member 3. With Moderator Account type, the user can post and remove community announcement in the community page 4. To post announcement for your community, click on the Post Announcement button 5. At the Community Posting Announcement page key-in the necessary information for your announcement in the text boxes 6. To save and post the announcement, click on the Post Community Announcement button 7. To remove community announcement, in the Community page, click on the trash can icon at the right side of the page. Forums Page 1. To gain access to the Forums page, click on the Forum menu at the menu bar 2. At the forum page sets of community forums can be viewed and a user can gain access to the General Discussion Forum and to the Community Discussion Forum where the user is a member of that specific community 3. To post a message in the form of topic or reply, click on the specific discussion forum 4. To start a message thread, click on the New Topic button 5. In the New Topic posting page key-in the title of the topic and contents of the message and then click on the Post New Topic button to save and display the message in the community discussion forum page 6. To post a Reply to the topic, click on the Topic and then the user will be redirected to the forum contents page 7. At the forum contents page click on the Post Reply button

At the post reply page, key-in the message of your reply to the chosen topic then click on the Submit Message Reply button to save and display the reply message to the forum contents page
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Managing Forum Topical Discussions With Administrator Account type, the user can remove messages in the communitys discussion forum 10. To remove a topic, in the community discussion forum page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page 11. To remove a message, in the forum contents page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page
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Shared Documents Page 1. To gain access to the Shared Documents page, click on the Shared Documents menu at the menu bar 2. At the shared documents page, a user can view sets of community documents groupings 3. Click on the community document links to view the documents folders for the community 4. To view the contents of each document folders click on the folder name and then you will be redirected to the document folder contents page 5. To upload or post a document, click on the upload button 6. At the documents posting page, key-in the required information on each text boxes then click on the Upload Document button to post or upload the document and will be displayed to the document folder contents page 7. To create a document folder where members of your community can share documents, click on the New Folder button 8. Supply the description for your community folder then click on Create New Folder button to create the new folder and display it in the documents folders page Managing Shared Community Documents 9. To remove uploaded documents in the documents contents page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page 10. To remove community folders in the documents folders page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page Community Directory Page 1. To gain access to the Community Directory page, click on the Community Directory menu at the menu bar

2. At the community directory page, a user can view list of members of the each community just click on the name of the Community then the community members page will be seen displaying the contact details of each members. PWU CCMP E-Group 1. To gain access to the users e-group membership, click in the name of the egroup found in the left side of the page Starting / Joining Topical Discussions 2. To post new topic for the e-group, click on the new topic button 3. In the new topic page, fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 4. To post the new topic for the e-group, click on the Post New Topic button 5. To post message for a particular topic in the e-group, click on the name / title of the topic 6. In the topical e-group discussion page, click on the post reply button 7. In the post reply page, key-in the message / reply for the specified e-group 8. To post the message / reply, click on the Submit Reply Message button Sharing and Managing Documents 9. To post / upload documents to share to the members of the e-group, click on the documents button in the e-group page 10. In the documents folders page, click on the particular folder where the user would like to upload a particular document 11. In the documents listing page, click on the Post New Document link 12. In the post new document page, fill-in the necessary information and click the browse button to select the documents that a user would like to upload 13. To upload the document, click on the Upload Document button 14. For documents upload organizational purposes, a user can create a folder where to upload a particular document 15. To create the folder for the e-group, click on the documents button in the egroup documents folders page 16. In the new e-group folder page, key-in the name or description of the folder for the e-group 17. To create the folder, click on the Create New Folder button 18. To remove a posted message in the e-group discussion forum, click on the name / title of a particular topic 19. At the topical e-group discussion page, click on the trash can icon to the right side of the specified message of the page 20. To remove a posted topic in the e-group discussion forum, click on the trash can icon on the right site of the particular topic 21. To remove an e-group shared document, click on the documents button in the e-group discussion page 22. In the documents folders page, click on the particular document folder where the document to be deleted is uploaded 23. In the documents listing page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the particular document to be remove

24. To remove an e-group folder, click on the documents button in the e-group discussion forum page 25. In the documents folders page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the particular folder to be deleted.

PWU CCMP Content Management System

Admin Page The Admin page is for users with Administrator Accounts only. This is the content management system of the PWU Community Collaboration and Messaging Portal site. Main Page Administration News Events To manage the content of the News events in the main page, click on the Admin menu in the menu bar 2. At the Admin Main page index, click on the News Events link and you will redirected to the News Events index 3. At the News Events index, click on the Add New Events link to post a new event article 4. Fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 5. To save and post the new event article click on the Add New PWU News Events button 6. To remove an article in the list in the News Events index, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page
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News Letter 1. To manage the content of the News Letter in the main page, click on the Admin menu in the menu bar 2. At the Admin Main page index, click on the PWU News Letter link and you will redirected to the News Letter index 3. At the News Letter index, click on the Add News Letter link to post a new news letter 4. Fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 5. To save and post the new News Letter click on the Add New News Letter button 6. To remove an article in the list in the News Letter index, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page Interoffice Communications

To manage the content of the Interoffice Communications in the main page, click on the Admin menu in the menu bar 2. At the Admin Main page index, click on the Interoffice Communications link and you will redirected to the Interoffice Communications index 3. At the Interoffice Communication index, click on the Add New Interoffice Communication link to post a new interoffice communication 4. Fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 5. To save and post the new Interoffice Communication click on the Add New Interoffice Communication button 6. To remove an article in the list in the Interoffice Communication index, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page
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PWU Calendar of Events To manage the content of the Calendar of Events in the main page, click on the Admin menu in the menu bar 2. At the Admin Main page index, click on the Calendar of Events link and you will redirected to the Calendar of Events index 3. At the Calendar of Events index, click on the Add New Event link to post a new upcoming activities in the Calendar of Events 4. Fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 5. To save and post the new Event click on the Add New PWU Calendar of Events button 6. To remove an activity or event in the list in the Calendar of Events index, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page
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Community Advisory To manage the content of the Community Advisory in the main page, click on the Admin menu in the menu bar 2. At the Admin Main page index, click on the Community Advisory link and you will redirected to the Community Advisory index 3. At the Community Advisory index, the list of New/Promoted Employees and List of Vacant Positions can be viewed 4. To add item click on the Update links for both listing 5. Fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 6. To save and post new Item click on the save/post button at the bottom of the form 7. To remove an item in the list in the Community Advisory index, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page
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Food for Thought To manage the content of the Food for Thought in the main page, click on the Admin menu in the menu bar 2. At the Admin Main page index, click on the Food for Thought link and you will redirected to the Food for Thought index
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At the Food for Thought index, click on the Add New Article link to post a new article 4. Fill in the necessary information in the text boxes 5. To save and post the new Article click on the Add New Article to the List button 6. To remove an article in the list, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page
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Communities Administration 1. To manage the Communities Administration system, click on the Admin menu at the menu bar 2. At the Admin Index page, click on the Communities Administration System then you will redirected to the Communities page 3. To create new community click on the Create Community link 4. Fill in the necessary information in the New Community page 5. To create the new community click on the Add New Community button 6. To create sub-community for the community, click on the Community link 7. To add sub-community for the specified community click on the Create Sub-Community link 8. Fill in the necessary information in the New Sub-Community page 9. Click on the Add New Sub-Community button in the Create New SubCommunity page to create the new sub-community 10. To remove the Community or Sub-Community of a Community click on the trash can icon at the right side of the Community or Sub-Community page 11. To add member for a particular Sub-Community click on the Community page 12. On the community page click on the sub-community link 13. At the sub-community page, click on the Add New Member link 14. Select in the list box the name of the would be member of the specified sub-community in the Add New Member page 15. Click on the Add New Member button to add the new member 16. To remove a particular member click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page in the Sub-Community page 17. To set or change the moderator of a specific sub-community click on the edit icon in the right side of the Sub-Community list page 18. At the Sub-Community moderator editing page select on the list of users to be the new moderator for the specified sub-community 19. To save the changes click on the Save Changes button. Staff Directory / User Administration 1. To manage users of the PWU CCMP click on the Admin menu at the menu bar 2. At the Admin index page, click on the Staff Directory/User Administration System 3. To add new user click on the Add New Account link in the Staff Directory/User Administration system page 4. Fill in the necessary information in the New User Account page 5. To save the new user, click on the Add New User Account button

6. To remove user of PWU CCMP, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page of the Staff Directory/User Administration page 7. To modify information of users of PWU CCMP, click on the edit icon in the right side of the page of the Staff Directory/User Administration page 8. At the users modification page, you are now able to change the information of the specified user 9. To save changes click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page 10. At the users modification page, you are now also able to change the password of the specified user 11. To save changes click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page General Discussion Forum Administration 1. To manage the General Discussion Forum Administration system, click on the Admin menu at the menu bar 2. At the Admin Index page, click on the Discussion Forum Administration System link 3. At the General Discussion Forum page click on the link 4. To remove a particular topic, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the topic listing of the discussion forum page 5. To remove a message, click on a particular topic 6. At the threaded discussion page of particular topic, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page to remove a particular message. Documents Administration To manage the General Documents and Knowledge Base Resources, click on the Admin menu at the menu bar 2. At the Document Index page, click on the particular documents administration system 3. To create folder for a particular general shared document for use by the users in the General and Knowledge Base Resources shared documents, click on the New Folder button 4. Supply the name of the description of the folder 5. To create the folder, click on the Create New Folder button 6. To remove a particular folder, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the general shared documents page 7. To remove a particular document, click on the particular folder in the general shared documents page 8. On the documents list page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page.
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E-Group Administration 1. To manage PWU CCMP E-Group, click on the Admin menu at the menu bar 2. At the Admin page, click on the E-Group Administration System

3. At the Discussion E-Group page, click on the Create Discussion Group link 4. Fill in the name or description of the discussion e-group and then select in the list box the name of the moderator for the new discussion e-group 5. To create the e-group click the Add New Users Discussion Group button. 6. To add member to the e-group, click on the name of the e-group in the e-group list page 7. Click on the Add New Group Member link to add new member to the e-group 8. In the Add New Group Member page, select in the list box the name of the new member to the specified e-group 9. To include the selected member, click on the Add New Member to the Discussion Group button 10. To change the moderator for a particular e-group, in the discussion group page, click on the edit icon in the right side of the name of the e-group 11. To remove a member of a particular e-group, in the e-group page, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page 12. To remove a particular e-group, click on the trash can icon in the right side of the page of the e-group list in the discussion groups page