Configuring qDiscussionView with the Complex Category Index List

If you have a Discussion list that you want to appear in different categories, you would configure the Complex Category Index List. The Complex Category Index List allows qDiscussionView to function like the Lotus Notes response document which contains a category attribute.

qDiscussionView maintains the index list when one or more discussions are deleted. You must mark the complex category field in your discussion list, so qDiscussionView will know that the complex category field exists and the index list is updated.

To configure qDiscussionView with Complex Category Index List

1	Create a discussion board list in SharePoint. For example, create a discussion board list called "Discussion".

2	Create a column for Discussion. Enter the name "Category" and select Single Line of Text or Multiple Lines of Text as the Type.

 

NOTE: Refer to the SharePoint documentation on how to create a column and discussion board list.

3	Create a SharePoint page, add a qDiscussionView web part, and open ezEdit. In Viewed Lists, select Discussion.

4	From the qDiscussionView drop-down menu, select Create Complex Category Index List.

The New Category dialog box opens.

5	Enter a Complex Category Index Site URL and List Name.

The List Name defaults to discussion board list name plus Categories. For example, the default list name is Discussion Categories.

6	Open ezEdit of the qDiscussionView web part.

a	From Display Fields, select Edit next to "Category" created in step 2.

b	Select Is Complex Category check box.

c	Enter a Complex Category Index Site URL and Complex Category Index List Name. This name must the same as the list name entered in Step 5 (in our example, Discussion Categories).

7	Replace SharePoint's out-of-the-box web parts on the NewItem, EditItem, and ViewItem pages with qListForm web parts.

You must replace the out-of-the-box web part with the qListForm to use the Complex Category Discussion feature in qListForm.

a	Hide out-of-the box web parts. From the web part drop-down, select Edit Web Part. From the Layout section, select the Hidden check box.

b	Add a qListForm web part. Open ezEdit.

c	For Form Type, select NewListItem to replace Default New Form from the out-of-the-box web part.

d	Create two more qListForm web parts. Open ezEdit. For Form Type, select:

•	DisplayListItem to replace Default Display Form from the out-of-the-box web part

•	EditListItem to replace Default Edit Form from the out-of-the-box web part

8	In each qListForm web part:

a	Select Edit from Display Fields and select Edit next to Category (created in step 2).

b	Select Complex Category as the Field Type. Enter a Complex Category Index Site URL and List Name. This name must the same as the list name entered in Step 5 (in our example, Discussion Categories).

You can now use qListForm to view, edit, and update complex categories and view discussion threads grouped by complex categories.