Configuring the Forums

Now that you have configured the repository for the Social Squared, and have added the Social Squared Add-In to a SharePoint Team Site, it is time to configure the forum groups and the forums.

Social Squared is a Discussion Forum Tool which has a different structure to that of some social tools like Yammer. The purpose of Social Squared is to provide a place to discuss topics which are organized into Forums, and the Forums are organized into Forum Groups. There are many different uses of Discussion Forums ranging from Technical to Travel to Recipes. Users can read, reply, comment, rate and vote on each topic or reply to a topic. The structure of Social Squared is consistent with Forums found on the internet and is structured as per the below diagram.

Social Squared Forum Group Diagram

The Forum Groups are Computers, Mobile Devices and Other Devices. The Forums are Desktop and Laptop, Tablet or Phone, and Printer or Projector. Users wishing to lookup information on a mobile phone, or a laptop would be able to navigate easily to find all topics and replies to topics within those categories.

In the next topic, we will create the first Forum Group.