When you create or edit a community, you can associate
different applications with the community, if your administrator has
made them available for your deployment.
When your administrator has enabled associated applications for
communities, the Start a Community and the Edit
a Community forms display an Associated Applications area
that lists the options available for your deployment.
When you associate an application with a community:
- A link to the application appears in the navigation sidebar on
the community's Overview page.
- A feed from the application is displayed in the main pane of the Overview page,
allowing community members to stay current with the latest information
updates.
- Community members automatically become members of the team space or wiki, and any changes to
community membership are propagated to the associated application.
- Community members have access to any feeds associated with the
application.
- Attachments and comments within the application are accessible
from the community.
You can associate an application with a community. Depending on your needs, your administrator
can enable different places to associate the application with a community. Options might include the
following types:
- Wiki – creates a place where community members can collaborate and create shared content.
- Blog – allows community members to post comments in a blog and share information with their
team.
- Team space – creates a place where team members can manage different types of content.
- Library – creates a place for team members to store and manage project documents and files.
The administrator can also make custom place types available for association with a
community.
After you have associated an application with your community, you
can perform the following actions:
- To work directly with a wiki or the application, click the associated link in the navigation
pane.
- To open a feed associated with a wiki or the application, click the feed link in the main pane
of the community's Overview page to open it in a new page.
- To access help when working with an associated application outside of IBM® Connections, click the Help link directly in the
application for more guidance.