Jive

Girish Srivastava
girish092.ch@gmail.com
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 Course Sections
 Lesson 1. Getting Started
Setting up your profile page
 Uploading a photo and avatar
 Configuring preferences and email notification settings

Lesson 2.What Matters
 Understanding the activity, communications, and actions streams
 Respond to group invitations and project tasks assigned to you
 Stay on top of what's happening in the community

Lesson 3. People
 Finding and following people in your community
 Creating status updates and @mentioning people, places, and content

 Sending direct messages and private discussions

Lesson 4. Places
 Understanding groups, spaces, and projects
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 Creating and joining groups

 Creating a project

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 Lesson 5. Content
 Creating documents, discussions and blog posts
 Editing, commenting, and liking content
 Bookmarking and tagging

 Lesson 6. Development Training
 Development Environment
 System Architecture
 Themes overview
 Plugins Overview
 build a custom widget

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Jive Engage
 Jive Engage (formerly known as Clearspace, then Jive SBS) is a

commercial Java EE-based Enterprise 2.0 collaboration and knowledge
management tool produced by Jive Software. It was first released as
"Clearspace" in 2006, then renamed SBS (for "Social Business Software")
in March 2009, then renamed "Jive Engage" in 2011.
 Jive Engage integrates the functionality of online
communities, microblogging, social networking, discussion
forums, blogs, and wikis under one unified user interface. Content placed
into any of the systems (blog, wiki, documentation, etc.) can be found
through a common search interface.
 The product is a pure-Java server-side web application and will run on any
platform where Java (JDK 1.5 or higher) is installed. It does not require a
dedicated server - users have reported successful deployment in both
shared environments and multiple machine clusters.
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Quick Tour
 When you first log into Jive SBS, the home page offers links to

places where you can dive in. By default the changed items are listed
with the most recent first. Use the document type icons, titles, and
change age ("3 hours ago") to decide if there's anything of interest
for you here at the top level.
 Your community manager might have customized the All Content
page to show certain things, so it might look different from what's
pictured below. But this is a snapshot of some of the things you
might see.

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What can I do in Jive SBS?
 Jive SBS is a collaboration application that you use through a web

browser. In Jive SBS you can:
 Create and find content. From documents to blogs to discussions, pick the best

vehicle for your thoughts.
 Ask questions. Discussions and polls provide ways to take the pulse of your
community.
 Share ideas and ask for feedback.
 Collaborate with other people.

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Starting the Administration Console
 You can use the Admin Console to manage system settings,

permissions, content (documents, discussions, and blogs), and people.
This guide describes those things that only a system administrator can
do in the admin console.
 You can start the admin console from the command line.
 To view the console from the command line, make sure the application is running,

then go to a URL of the following
form: http://<hostname>:<portnumber>/<context>/admin. By default, using
the built-in application server, this URL is: http://localhost:8080/
 To view the console from the service manager, click the application's icon in the
Start menu, desktop, or task bar, then click Launch Admin.

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Administrator Console
 Jive provides quite an elaborate Admin to enable administrators

manage the SBS instance – system settings, communities, users &
groups, permissions and content like documents, forums, blogs,
wikis, etc.

 Jive also supports role based administration and content moderation

that facilitates distributed administration of large communities. The
following table gives a high level overview of the tasks that can be
managed by various administrative roles.

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Task

Space
Admin

Manage Spaces

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Manage Permissions

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Manage Users and Groups

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LDAP and Active Directory setup

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Performance Fine-Tuning

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Clustering

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Customizing UI the Basic Way

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Customizing UI with the Theme
Resource Kit

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AdvancedTheming

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Upgrade and Migration

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Setting up Community Everywhere

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Localizing Jive SBS
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System
Admin

User/Group
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Setting Up the Community
 The first time you navigate to a page in the administration

console, you'll be prompted to set up Jive SBS using the setup
tool. This tool assumes that you've either already set up a
database for use with Jive SBS, or that you're going to use the
local system database. This section briefly describes the setup
tool.
 License Settings
 Enter the license key you purchased (you can retrieve your
purchased keys by logging into www.jivesoftware.com) or
click continue to accept the local system license.

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Database Settings
 Specify how to connect to the application database.You can use the

included local system database or you can choose an external
database. If you choose the standard database connection or JNDI
datasource, you'll be prompted for required settings after you click
Continue.
 Here's an example of a standard connection configuration:

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Getting Started
 Description:
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Setting up your profile information and choosing photos for your profile and
avatar are the first steps in getting started in your community. Learn to view your
profile as others see it, and change how you are notified about the content you
interact with.

 Learning Outcomes:
 After completing this section of the course, you will be able to:
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Add photos and information to your profile
Change your privacy settings
Choose how to receive notifications about communications in your community

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Setting up Your Profile
 Setting up your profile is the first step to becoming active in your

community.Your user profile provides other community members
with an easy way to learn about your experience, skills, and interests.
Your profile shows up in search results when other members search
for keywords contained in your profile.You can update your
information at any time.
 To set up your profile:
 Click on your name in the upper right corner.
 In the Actions list on your Bio tab, click Edit profile & privacy.
 Fill in as much profile information as you like. Required fields are starred (*). Note

that your profile will be found when people search, so if you have professional roles
or interests that would be useful for others to know, be sure to include them.Your
community manager may set up certain fields for you, such as your username, and
you may not be able to edit them.
 Click Save.
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 Also available from the Actions menu are a few additional setup

options.

 Change photo & avatar allows you to upload photos and avatars to your profile.

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Your photo is a great way for people to "meet" and recognize you in person.Your
avatar is a small picture that appears next to your content, comments, and status
updates to let community members quickly recognize you with a simple visual cue.
Edit profile & privacy allows you to edit your profile and change your privacy
settings. Privacy settings control how different types of users see your profile. To
access your privacy settings, click Edit profile & privacy, then click the Privacy
Settings tab at the top of the Edit Profile page.
Change password allows you to change your password.
Edit preferences allows you to modify the way you view responses to discussions
and comments, how your email is delivered from Jive, your language, and your
location settings. If you belong to multiple Jive communities, you can also set up
bridge preferences between communities by clicking the tabs across the top of the
page.
Download vcard allows you to download a vcard to your email address book.
Invite friends to join allows you to invite friends to join your Jive community.
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Uploading a Photo and Choosing an Avatar
 Your photo is a great way for people to "meet" and recognize you in

person.You can upload up to four photos that people can see when
they visit your profile.Your avatar lets community members quickly
associate your comments and status updates with a simple visual cue.
 To upload a photo and set your avatar:
 Click on your name in the upper right corner.Your profile page opens.
 In the Actions list on Bio tab, click the Change photo & avatar link.

 To add a photo, click the Add photo link at the bottom of the first box under the

Profile Photos heading on the left.
 Browse to a photo on your computer that you'd like to upload.
 Click the Upload & Continue button.

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photo you want to show, then drag the box to position your selection. Click the
Crop Photo button.
You can update your avatar with this photo by clicking the Yes link in the Update
Avatar section and choosing a square of the photo to use as your avatar.
Click Finish.Your photo now appears in your photos and in the avatar section to
the right.
You can upload up to four photos. The photo marked 1 is your primary photo
and will appear on top when someone visits your profile. Drag a photo from
one of the other boxes to make that photo your primary photo.Your other
photos will appear underneath your primary photo.
You can upload your own custom avatars, or choose from the avatars provided.
Click on the avatar that you want to appear next to content you create or
participate on. A highlighted box around an avatar indicates that it is selected as
your avatar.
Click Finished to set your photos and avatar and return to your profile page.
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Changing Your Privacy Settings
 Privacy settings allow you to control what profile information is

visible to members of your community.
 To change your privacy settings:
 In the Actions list on your Bio tab, click Edit profile & privacy.
 Click the Privacy Settings tab.
 For each profile field, select the type of user who can view it. If you select everyone,

then all users can see the contents of that field. Make sure you don’t hide too much
about yourself because that's how others will connect with you.Your system
administrator may also control who sees certain fields.
 You can view your profile as others see it. In the Preview your profile box, click
the View your profile as: drop down menu and select a user type to see what
information they can see.
 Click the Save button to return to your profile page
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Changing Your Email Notifications and
Preferences
 When you are active in your community, you may receive email alerting

you to activity on content and places you are following. Editing your
preferences allow you to choose what content you receive email
notifications about and how you view the content you interact with.
 To view or change your preferences:
 In the Actions list on your Bio tab, click Edit preferences. Depending on how your

community is set up, you may see more than one tab.
 On the General Preferences tab, choose the page that will be displayed when you log in.
 Next, choose whether to receive email notifications about people, places, and content you
interact with or are following by clicking the Yes or No radio buttons. Note: If you plan to
use Jive for most of your interactions, you may want to turn all or most of your email
notifications off because they will be redundant to the notifications you receive in Jive.

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 Next, choose how you would like to view discussions and comments

on all content from the drop down menus.
 Threaded means that new comments are posted directly beneath
the comment you are posting about.
 Flat lists the comments in chronological order, with the most recent
comment at the bottom.
 Options in the Language, Locale, and Time Zone drop down
menus are likely preset for your community. Choose a different
option from the drop-down menus to change those preferences.
 If you assign tags to your content frequently, click the Quick
Tagging Mode check box to keep the Add/Update Tags field open
by default.
 On the Bridge Preferences window, you can manage certain
bridge features if you are a member of more than one community.
See your System Administrator for more information.
 Click the Save button to return to your profile page.
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What Matters
 Description: Your three What Matters streams provide you with

views to the activity in your entire community, but also give you tools
filter out the things that aren't relevant to you. Learn to manage your
What Matters Activity, Communications, and Actions streams to
maximize your engagement with the content, people, and places that
matter to you most.
 Get the most out of your What Matters: Activity stream using the All Followed and

All Activity tabs
 Stay current with the the activity that directly concerns you with your What Matters:
Communications stream
 Keep track of tasks, invitations to join groups, content that you need to moderate,
and who is following you using your What Matters: Actions stream
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Communications
 Communications page shows the activity that’s most relevant to you. This

includes replies to discussions you’re participating in, mentions, content
people share with you, content you’re tracking in your activity stream, and
direct messages.
 Tips for getting the most out of your Communications page:
 A number appears on your Communications icon in the top menu bar alerting you to

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the number of unread items awaiting you.
Click on an item in your Communications list on the left. A preview showing the most
recent activity appears in the window on the right. Reply or comment directly from the
preview pane, or click on the topic title to go to the entire content thread.
Icons next to the content alert you to the type of content in your Communications
stream. Discussions, status updates, direct messages, etc., all have differentiating icons.
Quickly view your unread communications by toggling the Unread Only check box.
Click the Mark all read link to dismiss all of your communications.
Filter your stream by mentions, direct messages, or shares by clicking the Filter drop
down menu.
Send direct messages directly from your Communications page by clicking the Send
Direct Message button in the upper right.
For more information, click the “?” next to the What Matters: Communications title.
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Actions
 Actions page alerts you to things you may need to take action on.

These include notifications, assigned tasks, and prompts to perform
actions like approving group membership or document revisions.You
can filter these to show only the items that interest you or that you
still need to take action on, and hide the items that you don’t need to
see.
 Tips for getting the most out of your Actions page:
 A number appears on your Actions icon in the top menu bar alerting you to the
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number of unread items awaiting you.
Three main tabs across the top of your Actions page contain Action Alerts,
Notifications, and Tasks. A fourth tab appears when you have content that needs to be
moderated. A number appears on each tab to alert you to the number of actions you
need to take. Click the tab to view the actions.
Click a link in the Action to learn more about that action.
Click a button to the right of the Action to complete the action and remove it from
your Actions page. The buttons will vary depending on the action you need to take.
Send Direct Messages from your Actions page by clicking the Send Direct
Message button in the upper right.
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People
 Description: There may be a lot of people in your community, but

you can choose to connect with only the people whose activity is
most relevant to you.You can interact with anyone in your
community using direct messages and private discussions, and follow
certain people to keep track of their activity. When you @mention
someone that content filters up in their activity streams and in
activity streams of the people who are following them.
 After completing this section of the course, the learner will be able
to:
 Find and follow people in your community
 Create a status update and @mention a person, a place or some content
 Send direct messages and start private discussions with the people you choose.
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Creating a Status Update
 Status updates let you share what’s going right now with others in

your community.You can add links, pictures, or @mention someone,
a place, or a piece of content to increase the visibility of your update.
 To create a status update:
 Click in the What's Going On? field at the top of your What Matters: Activity

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page. The field expands and gives you buttons to Post, upload a photo, and
@mention.
Enter your update and include any photos or @mentions you'd like to include.
Include tags if you’d like your status update to be searchable later. Entering # before
a word in your status update turns that word into a tag.
Click the Post button to post your update.
Your update will appear in the activity streams of people who are following you and
anyone who you @mention. It will also appear in the activity streams of the people
who are following a group or piece of content you @ mention.

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Direct Messages and Private Discussions
 Using direct messages and private discussions limits your audience to only

the people you want. Direct messages and private discussions show up in
the Communications streams of only the people you send them to.

 Note: While direct messages and private discussions are useful features,

nearly all topics in your community can be useful to others, so keep things
public whenever possible.
 To send a direct message:
 Click the Send Direct Message button on the Communications or Actions page. Or,

you can hover over someone's name in your Activity stream and click the Direct
Message button on their pop-up profile box. The Send Message pop-up box opens.
 You can add additional people to your direct message by clicking on the Select People
link and clicking the check boxes next to the names of the people you'd like to add.
 Type your message in the Message field.You can upload a photo or @mention people in
your community.
 Click the Send button. Your message will appear in the Communications stream of the
person or people you selected.
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 To start a private discussion:
 Click Create > Discussion, then click the Private Discussion link.

 Add participants to your discussion by clicking the Select People link and choosing
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people you'd like to include.
Enter a title for your discussion in the field at the top.
Your discussion can be marked as a question to encourage people to answer for
points. If your goal is to start a discussion but not look for a correct answer, leave
the Mark this discussion as a question box unchecked.
Write your discussion in the content field.You can format your text however you'd
like, insert videos, images, hyperlinks, emoticons, or tables.
Spellcheck your discussion or view your content in HTML by clicking the icons in
the upper right corner of the content field.
To attach files, click the Browse button beneath the content field and select the files
you want to upload.
Add relevant tags to the Tags field so your discussion is easily searchable.
Click the Post Message button to post your discussion.
People can respond to your discussion by clicking the Reply button in the lower
right corner of the content field.
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 Note: Sometimes after you've discussed an idea or question as a

private discussion with a small group of people, you'll want to make
it available to a larger audience.
 Click the Manage participants link in the Actions menu on the

right of your discussion, or click the Share button.
 Select additional people who you would like to be able to view your
discussion.
 Click Finished in the Manage participants pop-up, or Share in the
Share this discussion pop-up box.
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@mentioning
 When you use @mention, you can alert people, places, and groups that you’re

talking about them and a notification of the activity flows into the
Communications stream of the person or people in the group or place.You can use
@mentioning in status updates, direct messages, discussions, documents, blogs,
and comments on content.

 Note: @mention also works as a link picker in content or status updates. For

example, you can add links to content or a group by typing @ and some of the
words in the title of the content group or the title.You can use both formats in the
same content or status update.

 To use @mention:
 In a piece of content, a status update, or comment, type the “@” symbol (or click the “@” icon if it

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is available) and start typing a person’s name or the title of a group or piece of content you want to
bring visibility to. A search dialog opens and suggests possible matches.
 Use an underscore “_” as a space to search for names or titles with multiple words. For example
@David_B would match the Davids whose last names begin with “B.”Your picker will include
documents, discussions, and places, as well as people. Keep typing to narrow the choices further.
 Select the correct match from the list. The new link shows up in your content.
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Connecting to People
 When you connect with people in your community, you can keep track of

what they’re saying in discussions, blogs, and more. The more people you
connect with, the bigger your personal network becomes.

 To connect with a person:
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connect with – someone whose experience, expertise, or activity is relevant and
interesting to you.You can choose to view people in a list or in a card view by selecting
an option on the right side of the sort field.
 To view more about that person, mouse over their name and their pop-up profile
appears. Click the Follow link at the bottom of the pop-up profile. This will add that
person to the people you are following.
 You can also click on the person’s name to go to their full profile. To follow someone
from their full profile, click the Follow button in the upper right corner.
 To view the people you're following, click Browse > People and click on the Following
link in the left menu. In addition to seeing the names of the people you are following,
you can click links to view their recent activity, add labels, send them a message, or start
a discussion.
 To view people who are following you, click on the Followers link in the left menu.
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Places
 Description:

Spaces, social groups, projects, and your personal
content area allow you to interact with people and content about
specific topics.Your interactions and the content you create,
comment on, or share is visible only to the people in your
community who have access to that place.
 Describe the difference between a space, a social group, a project, and your own

personal area
 Create a social group and join existing social groups
 Describe the four different privacy levels for groups

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What are groups?
 A group is a place for you to connect with people who share an

interest. A group can be about anything you like, such as a workrelated interest or a favourite sport. People join a group to connect
with discussions, keep track of things with documents, and have
their say with posts to the group's blog.
 When someone creates a group, they say what kinds of content the
group can contain and who can join. Here are a few things to know
about groups:
 A group can be about anything. No, really: a company soccer team, Linux hacks, or

the latest uber-techno-house-hop releases.
 A group can contain documents, discussions, and blog posts, just as a space can. The
group's owner decides what's allowed.
 A group can be open to all, hidden, and "by invitation only." It can be set up so that
no one but its members can see it. It can also be visible, but set up so that its owner
must give permission for people to join.
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What's the Difference Between a Space, a
Social Group, a Project, and Your Personal
Content Area?
 Spaces, Groups, Projects, and your personal area are created at

different levels within the system, by people with different types of
access, and can contain different types of content and moderation.
The table below shows how each type of place.

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Joining Existing Groups
 Groups are areas where people can work together and share information on the

group subject.You can join existing groups or create your own and invite people.
Four different levels of privacy allow you to choose who can view and comment
on the contents of a group. This page discusses how to join existing groups.
 When joining an existing group, you'll see that there are four different privacy
levels to determine who has access to view and contribute to the content of that
group.
Open groups are open to anyone to join. Anyone in your community can view and
comment on content in Open groups without becoming a member. Open groups appear in
search results and in the group directory.
 Members Only groups allow anyone to view content within them.You must be invited by
the group owner or by another member of the group, or you must click the Join this
group button on the group page. Members Only groups also appear in search results and
in the group directory.
 Private groups are groups where only members can create, view, or comment on content.
You must be invited by the group owner or by another member of the group, or you must
click the Ask to join this group button on the group page. The group owner must
approve requests to join Private groups before you have access to the content. Private
groups appear in search results and in the group directory.
 Secret groups are completely secret. Only the members of the group know they exist.You
must be invited to join a Secret group. Secret groups do not appear when searched or
browsed for.
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 To join an existing Open, Members Only, or Private group, type a group

name in the Search field to find a group you already know about
or Browse to find a group you'd like to join. In a Members Only or
Private group, click the Join this group button. The owner of a Private
group will need to approve your request.
 If you're invited to join a group, you'll see a number indicating that there
is something that needs your attention on your What Matters:
Actions icon. Click the What Matters: Actions icon to go to your What
Matters: Actions page. The number of actions you need to take appears
on the tabs across the top of the page. Click the Action Alerts tab, then
click Accept to accept the invitation to join the group. The alert is
removed from your Actions Alerts screen.

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Creating New Groups
 Before you create a new group, consider the purpose of the group and how you can attract

members who will participate regularly. The way you name the group and the tags you
assign it are ways you can make it easy to find for those who are interested in it.
 When creating a new group, choose between the four different privacy levels to
determine who has access to view and contribute to your content.
 Open groups are open to anyone to join. Anyone in your community can view and
comment on content in Open groups without becoming a member. Open groups
appear in search results and in the group directory.
 Members Only groups allow anyone to view content within them.You must be
invited by the group owner or by another member of the group, or you must click
the Join this group button on the group page. Members Only groups also appear
in search results and in the group directory.
 Private groups are groups where only members can create, view, or comment on
content.You must be invited by the group owner or by another member of the
group, or you must click the Ask to join this group button on the group page.
The group owner must approve requests to join Private groups before you have
access to the content. Private groups appear in search results and in the group
directory.
 Secret groups are completely secret. Only the members of the group know they
exist.You must invite people to join your Secret group or be invited to join. Secret
groups do not appear when searched or browsed for.
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 To create a new group click Create > Group. (Group appears under the Places tab.)
 Fill in the details of the group in the required and optional fields.
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group type radio buttons. Keep your group as open as possible to encourage people to
contribute.
Choose which features you’d like your group to have by clicking the checkboxes next to
the different features.
Click the Create group button.
On the Group Created page, click the group Homepage link.
You can use Widgets to customize the way your content is organized.
The tabs across the top provide easy access to the content, people, and projects in your
group.
The Manage drop-down menu allows you to manage the group and its contents. It’s a
good idea to allow at least one other person to be an administrator of your group in case
you are periodically unable to administer it. After people have joined your group, click
the Manage link in the Manage drop-down menu. Click the checkbox next to the
member or members whose privileges you’d like to change. Select Change Role to
Administrator from the Modify Selected dropdown menu.
The Actions box provides you with options to add content to your page and invite people
to join.
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Creating a Project
 Projects allow you to collect people’s content in a way that focuses their work

along a schedule toward a specific goal. A project is a great way to give
collaborative work a context that’s time-based and outcome-based.

 A project can contain various kinds of content, but it can also contain tasks that

you can assign to people, set due dates, and mark them as complete.

 You can add checkpoints to a project as a way of making sure your project is

proceeding on track. A checkpoint is like a milestone in the schedule and it's often
used as a point at which to review your project before proceeding.

 To help you manage your project’s progress, Jive provides visual cues that

snapshot the project. On a project’s home page, you'll get a checkpoint timeline
that shows where your checkpoints are between the start and finish dates you set,
and where the current date falls on the timeline. A project calendar captures task
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 To create a project:
 Click Create > Project. (Project appears under the Places tab.)
 Choose a place to post your project.
 In the Create a Project pop-up window, enter a title for your project

in the Project Name field. Add optional information in the Project
Description field, the Tags field, and upload an image in the Project
Image field that will appear when people browse. Choose start and
end dates from the Start Date date picker and the Target Date date
picker, and if necessary, change the project owner by clicking
the Change link next to your name.You may also choose which
features your project will contain by checking boxes in the Project
Features field.
 Click the Save button to create your project.
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Content
 Description: When you create content in your community, others

can comment and collaborate on it to help you develop your ideas,
presentations, and goals.
 Create documents, discussions, blog posts, tasks and more
 Edit, comment, and like content
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Bookmarks
 When you see something that you know you’ll want to use later, you can

bookmark it. Bookmarking adds a link to that content in your list of bookmarks.
It's easy to find the content again by going to your bookmarks page.You can
bookmark content within your Jive community, or create bookmarks to websites
on the Internet.
 To create a bookmark:
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click Bookmark from the menu on the right. The bookmark icon turns red, the word Bookmark
changes to Bookmarked and the number of times the content has been bookmarked increases by
one. Click the number next to the Bookmarked icon to see who has bookmarked this content, too.
To bookmark a website on the Internet, click Create > Bookmark. Enter the URL of the web
site you want to bookmark in the Web Address field.
Click the Next button.
Enter information in the Your Title field, then enter optional information in the Your Notes and
the Your Tags fields.You can even @mention someone in your notes. Check theMake this
bookmark private checkbox if you don’t want anyone in your community to be able to see your
bookmark.
Click the Save button.
To view your bookmarks, click the bookmark icon in the top menu bar and the content and web
sites you've bookmarked will appear in a chronological list.
To view bookmarks you've created and ones that others have saved, click Browse > Bookmarks.
Choose the Your link on the left to view all of your bookmarks. Click All to view all bookmarked
content. Sort and filter bookmarks by content type or using tags using the options above the
bookmark list.
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Discussions
 Discussions allow you to ask a question, ask for suggestions, state an

observation or assertion to get feedback, or report a problem.
Members of your community can contribute by posting replies.
 To start a discussion:
 Click Create > Discussion, or if you are already in a group, space, or project,

click Start a discussion from the Actions menu on the right.
 If you clicked Create > Discussion, you'll need to choose a place to post your
discussion.
 To create a private discussion and invite specific people, click the Private
Discussion link, then add names to the Participants field, or click the Select
People link and choose from all of the people in your community. Click Add
Selected People to return to the discussion page.
 To start your discussion in a group, space, or project, click a place from the list
of Your recently selected places or click the Browse for more
locations link. Click on a place from the list to select it.
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 Enter a title for your discussion in the field at the top.
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points. If your goal is to start a discussion but not look for a correct answer, leave
the Mark this discussion as a question box unchecked.
Write your discussion in the content field.You can format your text however you’d
like, insert videos, images, hyperlinks, emoticons, or tables.
Spellcheck your discussion or view your content in HTML by clicking the icons in
To attach files, click the Browse button beneath the content field and select the files
you want to upload.
Add relevant tags to the Tags field so your discussion is easily searchable.
Click the Post Message button to post your discussion.
People can respond to your discussion by clicking the Reply button in the lower
right corner of the content field.
When someone responds to your discussion with an answer you deem correct or
helpful, click the Correct Answer or Helpful Answer button to award points for
their response.
Once your discussion is posted, you can manage it using the Actions menu on the
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Creating a New Document
 You can create documents in Jive or upload documents from outside

of Jive, such as Microsoft Office documents or Adobe PDFs.
 To create a new document:
 Click Create > Document.
 Choose a place to post your document.

To create a personal document click the Your Documents link.
 To start your document in a group, space or project, choose a place from
the Your recently selected places list, or click the Browse for more
places link. Choose a place from one of the drop-down menus, or search for a
place using the Search field.
 Enter a title for your document in the field at the top.
 Enter content into the content field.You can format your text however you'd like,
or insert videos, images, hyperlinks, emoticons, and tables.
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 To attach files to your document, click the Browse button beneath the content field, and

select the files you want to upload.
 Add relevant tags to your document so it is easily searchable. You can choose from a list of
popular tags or write your own.
 If you've created a personal document, choose an option under Visibility to allow others to
view your document.
 Click Collaboration Options to choose people who can edit your document. Select a
radio button that corresponds to the option you'd like. To add only specific people, enter
their names into the text field, or click the Select People link to the right of the text field
to choose people within your community.
 If you don't choose any collaboration options before you publish your document, the default settings are

used. This means anyone who has access to the place where you posted your document can view it, edit it,
or comment on it.
 To choose users who must approve your document for publication, enter their names into the text field,
or click the Select People link to the right of the text field to choose people within your community.
 Select an option under the Comment Policy section to allow or disallow comments or to set up
moderation.

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Draft button to save a draft of your document so you can work on it later, or click
theCancel button to discard your document or any changes you made since you last saved
it.
 When you are ready to post your document, click the Publish button.
 Once your document is posted, you can manage it using the Actions menu on the right.
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Uploading a Document
 Keeping a document in your online community can save you the

trouble of emailing it for reviews or keeping it on a shared file
system. In the community, your documents can be found when
searched, bookmarked, and tracked using notifications.
 To upload a document:
 Click Create > Uploaded File.
 In the pop-up box, choose a place to post your document.

 Click the Browse button to browse to a document you'd like to upload.
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people find the document.
 Visibility allows you to choose who can view your document. To keep it private,
click the Just You radio button. To allow anyone in your community to view it,
click the Open to anyone radio button. If you want only specific people to view
it, click the Just Specific People radio button, then enter those people in
the Who would you like to invite?field or click the Select People link to
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your document. Click the + button next to Collaboration Options to expand the
collaboration options menu. Select the radio button that corresponds to the option
you'd like. To add only specific people, enter their names into the text field, or click
the Select People link to the right of the text field to choose people from your
community.You can choose to allow comments or to close your document from
further comments under the Comment Policy section.
Click Save draft to save your work to come back to later. Click Publish when you're
ready for others to see your document.
After you’ve saved or published a document, you’ll get a preview of the document
that you can search, browse and comment on.
Click the small yellow Add inline comment button on the upper right of your
document to add a comment next to the text it's associated with.
Once your document is published, you can manage it using the Actions menu on the
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Creating Blog Posts
 Use blog posts to express ideas or opinions and get community feedback.

Blogs are a great way to pitch ideas that could impact the team or
organization because people can comment on them. Blogs can be personal,
or associated with a space, project, or group.
 To create a blog post:
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the create one link in the Write a blog post pop-up window. On the Create a Blog
page, fill in the information in the required and optional fields, then click the Create
Blog button.
If you've already created a personal blog and want to post something new, click Create >
Blog Post, then click the link to your blog in the Write a blog post pop-up box.
To create a blog post in a space, project, or group, click Create > Blog Post, then
choose a location where you want to create a blog post, or click the Browse for more
places link if you don't see the place you're looking for in the list. Select the space,
project, or group where you’d like to write your blog post.
In the Create a New Blog Post window, enter a title for your post, then enter content,
attach files, and add tags.
Click the Extended Options link to choose the date and time you want your blog to be
published and select a comment style.
Click the Publish button to publish your blog post.
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 A blog can live in a global context and in each of the types of places

that can contain a blog, such as spaces, projects, and groups. A blog's
context determines how you manage permissions, configure settings,
etc. for that blog.
 For example, the following list shows four areas where blogs can be
configured or managed.
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can post to it.
 Permissions include permissions to create blogs and post to a blog, but
they vary from context to context.
 Management allows its owner to have access to a management page
specific to the blog. There, they can review posts, comments, and
trackbacks. They can also configure moderation and feed preferences for
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 The tables below describe how each of the areas is exposed based on

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When should you use a Document, Blog
Post, or a Discussion?
 Documents, blog posts, and discussions have different purposes and

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Creating Tasks
 Tasks are the small pieces of work that help you achieve a larger goal.You can

create tasks for yourself, or assign them to other people. Tasks can be created
inside of projects to help guide project members to the project goal, or they
can be assigned outside of a project to help you and others stay on track.You
decide whether to add a task to a project or not when you create the task.
 To create a task:
 Note: Depending on whether you create your task using the Create menu or
the Actions menu in a project, you may see some or all of the options below.
 Click Create > Task, or, if you are in a project, click the Create a task link from the

Actions menu.
 Type a title for your task in the Description field.
 If you want to put the task in a project, choose a project from the Project drop-down
menu.Your task does not need to be assigned to a project.
 By default, the task will be assigned to you. If you’re creating your task in a project, you
can assign the task to someone else by clicking the Change link next to your name.
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field is especially useful if you are assigning the task to someone else.
 Add tags to your task so it’s easy to find by entering them in
the Tags field.
 Click the Add Task button. If you assigned the task to a person, they
will receive a notification letting them know that a task has been
assigned to them. If you put the task in a project, the task will appear
on the project timeline. Click the Add and add another button to
continue creating tasks. Click the Cancel button to delete an unsaved
task or any changes you made to a task since you last saved it.
 Click the Tasks tab at the top of the project home page to view all of
the tasks in a project. Tasks can also be marked as complete from this
tab. If you mark someone else’s tasks as compete, you become the
owner of that task.
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Creating Project Checkpoints
 Checkpoints are time points along your project timeline that remind

you to check on the progress of your project to help you stay on track.
 To add a checkpoint to your project:
 Browse to, or select a project that you want to add a checkpoint to.
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checkpoint link.
 In the Create a new checkpoint window, enter information in
the Name and Description fields, and choose a date from the Due
Date date picker.
 Click the Add Checkpoint button.Your checkpoint shows up as a flag
icon on the date you specified on the Project Calendar, and on the
Checkpoints timeline.
 Click the checkpoint flag icon in either the Project Calendar or on the
Checkpoints timeline to view a pop-up window containing information
about that checkpoint. Edit or delete the checkpoint by clicking on the
links at the bottom of the pop-up window.
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Tagging
 Tags are keywords that you and others assign to content to make it easier to find

when you search for it.You can assign tags to existing or new content to describe
it for people who might search for it later.You can even assign tags to your status
update.
 To assign tags to content:
 Create new content or click Edit on existing content, then scroll to the Tags field at

the bottom of the page.
 Enter keywords, or "tags" you would use to search for this content.
 Use an "_" to separate words.

 As you type your tags, you may see existing tags pop-up in the suggestion field. Existing tags are

tags that someone has assigned to similar or related content, so it's good practice to use them.
 Note that if you are tagging content that is being moderated by an administrator, your tags may
not show up right away because content updates may need to be approved.
 To assign tags to a status update, type "#" before the keyword, for example, "I'm

really enjoying the amazing #presentation about #XYZ customer." Now others will
find this update whenever they search for "presentation" and "XYZ."
 To search for tagged content, enter keywords in the Search field in the top menu bar.
Matching results will appear as you type in the pop-up window below the Search field.
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Liking and Rating Content
 The liking and rating features give people in your community the

opportunity to provide feedback on content or comments, which adds to
their popularity. Liked and highly rated content shows up in the popular
content widgets and helps that content become more visible to others.
 To Like content, click the Like link in the box to the right of the content or

below a comment on a piece of content. The number of Likes that content has
received shows up in parenthesis next to the Like link. Clicking the number of
Likes will show you who else in your community likes that content, too.
 Rating content uses a 5-star rating system. Rating content 3 to 5 stars will
increase that content’s popularity in search results and in the Recommender. To
rate a blog, document discussion, or poll, click one of the My Rating stars in
the lower left corner of a piece of content. The Average User Rating shows
up to the left of the My Rating stars.
 Note: Liking is enabled by default for all content types. Rating is enabled by

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Finding Your Stuff
 There are a number of ways to help you find people, places, and

content in your community. Searching, browsing, filtering, tagging,
sorting, and bookmarking help you keep track of and locate the things
you need.
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the Search field in the upper right corner. Matching results appear in a box below the
field as you type. If you have tagged content, enter the tags into the search field to
quickly find that information. To refine your search results, click the View All
Results link and select options from the Search page.
 Browse people, places, and content to find things you may have seen before, or to
discover things you may not yet know about. Click the Browse menu, then choose
options from the side and top menus on the Browse screen to narrow your options.
 Filter people, places, or content by specific categories to find more targeted results.
On your What Matters: Communications page, filter your Communications using the
Filter dropdown menu. Filter selections in your Browse menu by entering words
into the Type to filter by text field, or click the Filter by tag button, then enter tags
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 Tags make it easy for you and others to find content when searching. Add tags to the

Tags field on documents, discussions, blogs, and polls to make them searchable.You
can even add tags to your profile so people can find you more easily. To add tags to
your status updates type a # before words you’d like to use as tags.
 Sort allows you to view content in an order that is meaningful to you. On your
What Matters: Activity page, you can sort your activity stream by clicking the All
Followed, Matters Most, Status Updates Only, or Hidden links that appear under the
Followed Activity and All Activity tabs. On your Browse menu, you can sort your
results by clicking an option in the Sort by drop-down menu.
 Bookmarks are links you create to specific pieces of content in your Jive
community or to web sites on the Internet that you can quickly reference in your
bookmarks menu. Bookmark content you view by clicking the Bookmark icon on the
menu to the right of the content window, or bookmark web sites by clicking Create
> Bookmark and entering information into the Create a bookmark pop-up
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Getting Basic System Information
 You can get basic, system-wide information about the deployment

context for Jive SBS from the admin console. Use this information
when requesting support.
 Root Space
 You can change the name and description for the root space.
 In the UI: Admin Console: System > Settings > Space

 Deployment Environment
 You'll find information about the environment into which Jive SBS is

deployed in the admin console. This information includes the Java
environment (JVM version and Java system properties), operating
system, uptime, and user, group, and authorization managers in use. It
also includes information about the data source.
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 Deployment License
 The admin console lists the license type, capacity, current usage (how

many of your allowed capacity is being used), number of cluster
members, and license creation and expiration dates. Click Upgrade
License to display a box into which you can paste your license key.

o In the UI: Admin Console: System > Management > License Information

 Locale
 You can set default locale, time zone, and character set for the site. Note

that this is a global default setting that can be overridden by three other
settings. The precedence hierarchy is listed here, with the first given the
highest precedence:Locale chosen in user preferences.
 Locale set for the user's browser. (For example, a browser set to English will

override global settings you make for another locale.)
 Locale set at the space (in Spaces > Settings > Space Settings).
 Locale set at the global level (in System > Management > Locale).
o In the UI: Admin Console: System > Management > Locale
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Using Community Everywhere
 With Community Everywhere, you can embed discussion threads

directly into existing news articles, blog posts or other content that
would benefit from comments or discussions.
 Instead of forcing users to leave your content to create a comment or
view a discussion thread, you use Community Everywhere to enable
users to log in or create an account and participate in discussions
while on the page that contains your content.
 Community Everywhere embeds your discussion threads using
JavaScript: first you enable Community Everywhere via the admin
console, then you create a generate a unique key for each one of the
articles you want to embed discussions on and finally you insert a
JavaScript <script> tag into the pages that you want discussions to be
shown.
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Setup & Configuration
 Before you can use Community Everywhere, you must first enable it

via the admin console.

 In the UI: Spaces > Settings > Community Everywhere.

 Script Generator
 Once you have enabled the Community Everywhere feature, you use the

Script Generator to create URLs that you can embed in your site. There
are options for the amount of content you can show:

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to your community to a thread created from this piece of content. If a user posts a
reply message, the reply and any other messages will not be displayed with the
content.
 Display "Discuss This" Link and Recent Posts: Choosing this option will
show a link to your community to a thread created from this piece of content and
will show the messages (if any) in the thread.
 Display "Discuss This" Link, Recent Posts, and Comment Box: Choosing
this option will show a link to your community to a thread created from this piece of
content, will show the messages (if any) in the thread and will show a comment box
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 The Script Generator gives you four display options for the content

generated from the choice you made about the content to display:
 Number of Posts to show: Enables you to choose the number of replies that will

be displayed alongside your content. The default is to display all the replies.You can
choose to limit the number of replies to five, ten, fifteen, twenty or twenty five
replies.
 Show Discussion Statistics: Select this option to have Community Everywhere
display the total number of replies and the date and time of the last reply. Sample: 2
message(s). Last at: Feb 28, 2007 12:48:36 PM
 Open Link in New Window: Select this option to have Community Everywhere
force the opening of a new window when the user clicks on the "Discuss This" link.
 Include Default Style (CSS): Select this option to have Community Everywhere
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 The Script Generator requires you to choose the space/community that

you want the thread to be generated in and provides a button that gives you
the ability to generate a unique key for each piece of content. After you've
settled on all the options, you can copy and paste the text in
the Code section of the admin console page into the HTML of the content
that you want the Community Everywhere feature to be embedded in.
 Finally, the Community Everywhere feature gives you the ability to choose
a custom title and description for the thread that is automatically generated
by the system.You can do this by including two meta tags in the <head> of
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<meta name="jiveTitle" content="A discussion about Widget Foo"/>
<meta name="jiveDescription" content="Add your thoughts about the Widget Foo
article below."/>
 or by including a snippet of JavaScript code in your document:
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
var jiveTitle = "A discussion about Widget Foo";
var jiveDescription = "Add your thoughts about the Widget Foo article below.";
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Configuring Search
 Jive SBS provides search access to content it contains as well as access

to external search engines that support OpenSearch.You can use the
admin console to configure and optimize these for use across your
community.
 OpenSearch
 You can make some external search engines available to people using Jive SBS. If a

search engine supports OpenSearch, you can add support for it so that the search
engine will be used (in addition to the internal search engine) when people search
for content. Examples of OpenSearch engines include Technorati andWikipedia, not
to mention Jive SBS communities.
 Engines that support OpenSearch provide a descriptor XML file and usually publish
the file at a public URL. The descriptor tells OpenSearch clients what they need to
know to query the search engine.

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 Enter a descriptor URL, then click Add Engine from Descriptor

URL. The application will visit the URL to retrieve the descriptor
XML file, then retrieve the needed information from the file.If the
application gets the information it needs, that's all there is to it.
However, you might get prompted for more information, such as
login credentials if the engine is secure. Note that you can edit
engine properties later.
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Managing Spaces
 What Is a Space?
 A space is a container for content such as documents, discussions, and

blogs.
 A space can also contain projects (with tasks), polls, tags, and
announcements.
 Typically, spaces are arranged in a hierarchy that reflects the
organizational groups of people using Jive SBS.
 For example, in a company the human resources department might have
its own space, with sub-spaces for content related to benefits and
recruiting.
 The concept of a space is essential in Jive SBS because spaces provide the
context for organizing content, sharing information, collaborating, and
generally getting things done.
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Creating a New Space
 You can create a new space from either the admin console or in

the Jive SBS user interface. Whichever way you begin, you'll use the
same steps to create the space.
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the name of the space that will contain the new space. Click New.
In the user interface, go to the space that will contain the new space. In
the Actions list, click Create a sub-space.
On the Create New Space page, for a Space Name, enter the name you want to
appear for the space in the user interface.Enter a description that will appear in the
user interface, such as a brief description of what the space is for.For Space
Display Name, enter the text that will be used in URLs that access the space.
Under Permissions, choose a default access scheme. Each of the options here
represents a set of permissions that you'll be able to edit later you if you want.For
more information on what you get with each of the access schemes.
Under Types of content..., select content types you want the space to support.
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Theming basics
 Themes are a great way to make changes to the user interface when

you don't need to add new functionality. With themes, you can
customize the application's look and feel with your logo, colors, and
typefaces.
 You can write advanced themes that change what's on UI pages.You
can even restyle particular parts of the application, such as to give
certain kinds of content or certain spaces their own character.
 How Themes Work
 A theme is a set of user interface files -- FreeMarker, CSS, and images -- that

substitute as custom versions of the files included with the application. When you
create a theme, you're collecting all of these custom files into a single place and
mapping that collection to a particular part of the user interface.

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Theming basics: Fixed width vs. fluid
 Use the standard page layout (fixed-width narrow columns with fluid

wide column) if possible. If a fixed-width layout is desirable, use a
960-pixel-wide grid, broken down as shown on the next page.
 Note that the use of non-tiled widget background images necessitates a

fixed-width layout.

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Recommended fixed-width grid

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Customizing UI with the Theme Resource
Kit
 Using the resource kit is an easy way to get started creating a theme.

The kit is simply a set of sample files that make up a theme, arranged
in the hierarchy that the application expects. Once you get started,
you don't need to download the resource kit for future changes.
Instead, you can download the theme you created and applied, change
it, and re-upload it.
 Step 1:
 Click Your Stuff > Customize Your Site to go to the Customize

your site page. If you haven't customized with a theme before, the first
page you'll see will be a page through which you can change color
schemes and site logo.
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where you can download the resource kit and develop your own theme.
Click Download the Resource Kit and save the ZIP file.
Expand the ZIP file to extract the theme sample files inside.
Edit the source files inside as needed to customize the theme as you like.
Re-compress the sampleTheme directory created when you expanded the
ZIP file.
Go back to the Customize your site page to upload the ZIP file with
your edited theme sources.
Check out the preview of the theme you created.
Repeat steps 5 though 8 until you get things looking the way you want to.
When you're finished with your theme, click Apply Custom Design to
update your site.You'll be prompted to confirm changes to the theme. If
everything's okay, click Confirm Changes at the bottom of the screen.
(You don't need to restart the server or the application.)
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Application Architecture
 The high-level overview describes the technologies that make up Jive

SBS. The following illustration lists the key pieces; you'll find
descriptions below.

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User Interface
 The user interface is rendered from FreeMarker or JavaServer Pages

that are essentially templates to display user and content data. Here's
a description of the pieces:
 FreeMarker template (FTL) files. FreeMarker is used for the main user interface.

Each FTL file is a template from which a particular part of the user interface is
created -- the list of Actions or the area where a blog post is displayed, for
example. FreeMarker is an open source project hosted by SourceForge.
 JavaServer Pages (JSP) files. JSP is used to render the admin console user interface.
JSP was created and is maintained by Sun Microsystems.
 Cascading style sheets (CSS). CSS styles are used in FreeMarker and JavaServer Pages
files to provide positioning of UI element, colors, text styles, and more.
 JavaScript. JavaScript is used to enable certain effects, such as displaying popups and
dragging widgets.

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Customizing
 People using the application can customize or personalize the UI by

using widgets. Developers can customize the user interface through
either themes or plugins.
 Widgets are views on content that people can use to create customized versions of

community pages. For example, a widget can display recently changed content or the
results of an RSS subscription.
 In a theme, you use custom versions of FreeMarker files and CSS style rules to
replace those included.You group customized files into a theme, then map the theme
to a part of the application, such as a space or UI reached via a particular URL.You
can also merely replace certain words in the user interface, such as "article" for
"document." You can't include your own Java code in a theme. For more on
developing themes, see the section on themes in this document.
 In a plugin, you can customize the UI by including new commands in existing user
interface pages. For example, with an action plugin you can add a new link to the
Actions list or a new command to the user menu bar.You can also develop new
widgets in a plugin.
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What is FreeMarker?
 FreeMarker is a "template engine"; a generic tool to generate text

output (anything from HTML to autogenerated source code) based
on templates.
 It's a Java package, a class library for Java programmers.
 It's not an application for end-users in itself, but something that
programmers can embed into their products.
 FreeMarker is designed to be practical for the generation of HTMLWeb
pages, particularly by servlet-based applications following
the MVC (Model View Controller) pattern.
 The idea behind using the MVC pattern for dynamic Web pages is that
you separate the designers (HTML authors) from the programmers.
Everybody works on what they are good at. Designers can change the
appearance of a page without programmers having to change or
recompile code, because the application logic (Java programs) and
page design (FreeMarker templates) are separated.
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 FreeMarker has some programming capabilities, it is not a full-blown

programming language like PHP. Instead, Java programs prepare the
data to be displayed (like issue SQL queries), and FreeMarker just
generates textual pages that display the prepared data using templates.

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Web application framework, but the FreeMarker engine itself knows nothing about
HTTP or servlets. It simply generates text. As such, it is perfectly usable in non-web
application environments as well.
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Building Plugins
 With a plugin, you can add new features.
 The plugin framework supports several kinds of components.
 With widgets, users can customize the application's overview pages to

display the content they want.You can build widgets that give the
specialized windows into content and other data.
 Macros provide easy ways to enhance content while editing it. In the
content editor, the Insert menu displays macros. (Note: This release
doesn't support adding new macros.You'll be able to develop your own in
a coming release.)
 Actions can add new links and pages to the user interface.

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Packaging and Deploying a Plugin
 However you get your plugin to its finished state, you'll deploy it as a

JAR file. When you deploy, the application expects the contents of
your JAR file to be in a particular hierarchy. Here's a snapshot of how
the contents might look:

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Artifact

Description

classes directory

Required. Java classes for your plugin.

META-INF directory

Directory for standard JAR descriptor file.

resources directory

Plugin user interface files, including FTL files, CSS files, and so on go
here.

scripts directory

If you've got Javascript or Perl or some such, put it here.

README.html,
changelog.html, and
license.html

Your plugin's users (including system administrators) will appreciate
having information about how the plugin should be deployed,
configured and used. As you upgrade the plugin, you can also include
information about changes you make from version to version.

logo_small.png,
logo_large.png

Images to represent the plugin (logo_small must be 16x16 pixels).

plugin.xml

Required. Configuration for the plugin. Lists components included in
the plugin, along with components added to the UI.

spring.xml

If the plugin creates or overrides Spring beans, configure them here.
For an example in the context of security.

struts.xml

If the plugin includes any Struts actions, use this standard struts
configuration file to map actions to action classes and results to FTL
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Handling Lifecycle Events
 You can write a class that handles events from the application
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lifecycle.
Your lifecycle class implements the interface
com.jivesoftware.base.plugin.Plugin, which has two methods: init
and destroy.
Use the init method to perform actions (such as create connections to
resources) that your plugin will likely need throughout its life.
Use the destroy method to release resources and perform actions that
are the last things your plugin should do.
You specify the presence of a lifecycle class with the plugin.xml class
element:
 <class>com.example.plugin.MyPluginLifecycle</class>

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Building Widgets

 What is a widget?

 Widgets provide a way for administrators to customize the

space, project, social group and system homepages
(overview tab) and gives end users the ability to personalize
their view into the system. They're a simple to create
combination of Java code and FreeMarker templates that can
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 People use widgets on the home page, a user's personal homepage, a

community/space overview page, and a project overview page.
 Widgets provide views of content in the community or on the web,
or simply display a message.You can write your own widgets togive
views of other content, or even act as enhanced versions of the
included widgets.
 Here's what the Overview page design space looks like with a widget
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Widget Basics
 Your widget can be very basic -- such as a single class. But the widget

can also include other files to support your design goals.
 A basic widget could include:
 A plugin.xml file for configuration, as with other plugins.
 A Java class for logic (required).Your basic widget (with just a Java class) could

return the HTML to render for the user. The widget class needs to implement
theWidgetinterface, but you'll likely find it easier to do this by extending
the BaseWidget class.
 FTL files for presenting data (optional).You can use an FTL file to shape the data you
present to the user, handle widget resizing, and so on.
 A properties file to provide strings used for widget property names and descriptions
(optional).
 i18n keys (optional) to internationalize your widget's UI text.
https://community.jivesoftware.com/docs/DOC-3301
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Building Actions
 You can build plugins that enhance Jive SBS with links to new

functionality, additions to the admin console, and additions to the end
user UI.
 Action plugins incorporate Struts actions, in which a user gesture
(such as clicking a link) directs processing to an action class whose
code executes, then typically routes processing back to the user
interface to display some result.
 The simple plugin described here displays a link that, when clicked,
displays a new page showing a greeting.
 Action Plugin Basics
 In the model-view-controller (MVC) architecture that Jive SBS is based

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on, the idea is to separate code that manages logic around data (the
model) from code that presents the data as user interface (the view) from
code that controls interactions between the two (the controller).
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References
 http://docs.jivesoftware.com/jive_sbs/3.0.8/index.html

 http://docs.jivesoftware.com/jive_sbs/5.0/index.jsp
 https://developers.jivesoftware.com/community/docs/DO
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C-1282
https://community.jivesoftware.com/thread/78603
https://community.jivesoftware.com/community/plugins/t
ags#/?recursive=false&tags=clearspace
https://community.jivesoftware.com/docs/DOC-3301
http://freemarker.sourceforge.net/
http://docs.jivesoftware.com/jive_sbs/3.0.0/user/Help.ht
ml#getting_started
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For any queries mail:
girish092.ch@gmail.com
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