Find out what's new in your network and the wider
organization using the activity stream views available from the Home
page.
About this task
You can use the activity stream views to filter the latest
news stories and updates from across IBM® Connections.
The updates are displayed in list format, making it easy for you to
scan through the entries and quickly identify the updates that are
most important to you. An icon next to each update identifies which
application the update is associated with.
Procedure
You can check for the latest news stories and work with
updates in the following ways:
- Use the activity stream options available from the navigation
sidebar to filter your updates and display different types of information
in the activity stream. Select one of the following views, and then
use the Filter By options available for that
view to display the updates that you care about.
Option |
Description |
I'm Following |
Displays updates related to the people and content that you
are following. |
Status Updates |
Displays the latest status update messages from across your
organization. |
My Notifications |
Displays the latest notifications that you received and sent
in IBM Connections. |
@user_name |
Displays messages that mention you directly. |
Action Required |
Displays your latest to-do items from Activities, network
and community invitations, requests to join moderated communities,
and any third-party events requiring an action on your part. |
Saved |
Displays the updates that you saved. |
Discover |
Displays the latest public updates from all the applications. |
- To show that you like an update or a comment
on a status update, click Like. You
can tell how many people liked an update or comment from the number
that displays next to the Like
icon. Click the icon
to see who liked the update or comment.
- To comment on an update, hover over the update
and click Comment. Enter your comment in the
field, and then click Post.
Tips: - To mention a colleague in your comment and share the comment directly
with them, enter the at (@) symbol followed by the person's name,
and then select the person's name from the drop-down list that displays.
When you post the comment, the person's name is linked to their profile.
A message is also posted to the person's profile to let them know
that you mentioned them.
- When you include URLs in your comments, they are automatically
converted to hyperlinks.
- To delete a comment that you added, hover over the comment,
click the Delete comment
icon, and click Delete.
- To save an update for following up later, hover over the
update and click Save this. You
can retrieve your saved updates later by selecting Saved from
the navigation sidebar.
- To stop receiving updates about an item or person, click Stop
following.
- To access more options for working with an update, hover
over the update and click it. The options that display
depend on the type of update you are looking at. For example, to share
a status update with the people who are following you, click Repost.
To close the window, click the X icon or click
anywhere outside the window.
What to do next
What else can I do using the activity stream views?
- Click Customize to add widgets and bring
extra functionality to your Home page.
- Let people know what you're doing by updating your personal
status message. For more information, see Updating your status
message from the Home page.
- Check what community events are taking place soon using the Events
widget. For more information, see Using the Events widget.
- Keep track of your upcoming to-do items using the To Do List widget.
For more information, see Using the To Do List widget.
- Check for recommended content in the Recommendations widget. The
widget suggests content that might interest you, based on your existing
community membership, network connections, and tags. For more information,
see Using the Recommendations widget on the Home page.
- Bookmark the page views that you visit most often so that you
can navigate directly to them later.