Associated applications

We can associate different applications with a community.

When the 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 the 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.

We can associate an application with a community. Depending on the needs, the administrator can enable different places to associate the application with a community. Options might include the following types:

Wiki	Collaborate and create shared content.
Blog	Post comments in a blog and share information with team.
Team space	Manage different types of content.
Library	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 the community, we 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 Connections, click the Help link directly in the application for more guidance.

Parent topic:
Create communities