Overview of group timeline page
Menu path
- Click
My
groups at the 
general navigation menu to access the Groups catalogue page, and then click the title
of the group.
- Click the
icon at
the top right side of your Exact Synergy Enterprise, and then click the Timeline hyperlink. Next, click the title of a group under the My groups section.
Introduction
This page allows you to stay connected to people within your
groups. You can share updates, attachments, locations, and create polls.
Roles and rights
For public groups, everyone can view and participate in the
discussions on the group timeline page. For private groups, only the group
members can view and participate in the discussions on the group timeline page.
The following are the types of the group memberships, which
determine what you can do on the group timeline page:
A group owner can:
- edit a group.
- add group members.
- post using the group alias.
- delete specific posts and comments.
- delete a group.
- assign a member as the owner of the group or the group manager.
- assign permission settings for the group members.
A group manager can:
- edit a group.
- add group members.
- post using the group alias.
- delete specific posts and comments.
- assign or remove manager roles.
- assign permission settings for the group members.
A group member can:
- post to a group.
- delete his or her own posts and comments.
- leave a group.
Users with the Social collaboration administrator user role can perform
all actions on all groups regardless of the type of their membership. These
users automatically have the same privileges as owners for all groups in their
environment.
- For more details on function rights, go to Modules ? System ? Setup ?
Security ? Function rights.
- For more details on roles, go to Modules ? System ? Setup ? Security
? Roles.
What version are you using?
The information in this document is applicable to product
update 264 and higher. If you have versions lower than this, certain features
explained here will not be applicable.
How do I post to a group timeline page?
- On a group timeline page, type your message in the text box.
- Click Post.
How do I post using the group alias?
- On a group timeline page, click the
icon
on your profile picture.
- Click Post as group.
- Type your message in the text box, and then click Post.
How do I share a post with other people or other groups?
- On a group timeline page, type your message in the text box.
- At
the Share with field, type the names of people or the groups with whom
you want to share the post.
- Click Post.
How do I remove a person or a group from a post?
- Before clicking Post, click the
icon
next to the person’s or the group’s name. The person or the group will then be removed.
How do I display the complete description of a group?
- On the right side of the group timeline page, at the group
description, click Show more. The complete group description will be
displayed.
How do I join a group from the group timeline page?
- On the right side of the group timeline page, at the group description,
click the
icon, and then click Join, or click Join at the group profile picture.
How do I leave a group from the group timeline page?
- On the right side of the group timeline page, at the group description,
click the
icon.
- Click Leave.
How do I edit a group from the group timeline page?
- On the right side of the group timeline page, at the group description,
click the
icon.
- Click Edit.
How do I view the group members from the group timeline page?
- On the right side of the group timeline page, under the Members
section, click the Members hyperlink, and the group members will be
displayed.
Sections
Timeline
Click this hyperlink to go to the Timeline page. For more information, see Viewing
timeline.
Group feeds
This section allows you to share a post with everyone in the
group as well as with people whom you have defined at the Share with
field.
Click this on your profile picture to post using the group alias (Post as group) or as yourself (Posting as myself) on the
group timeline page.
Text box
Type your message here. This field is mandatory. You can insert emojis in your post by clicking the 
icon.
Synergy Link
Click this to select an entity to be shared with the group
members, such as a specific document, account, person, and request. Select the
entity via the drop-down list, and then select the specific content in the next
box.
Attachments
Click this to attach a file from your computer or cloud
storage to be shared with the group members.
Poll
Click this to share a poll with the group members. For more information, see How-to:
Using polls in timeline.
Share with
Type the name of the people or groups with whom you want to
share the post at this field. This field is mandatory. By default, this post
will be shared to all members in this group.
Cancel
Click this to cancel the sharing of the post.
Post
Click this to share the post.
Note:
- This is available if you are a member of the group (at the settings for the group, the All members option is selected at the Who
can post? field), or you are the owner or manager of the group (at the settings for the group, the Group managers & owner option is
selected at the Who can post? field).
- This is not available if you are not a member of the group, or the Group managers & owner option is selected at the Who can post? field but you are not the owner or manager of the group.
Group posts
This section displays all the posts that have been shared with the group, including comments to the posts.
Click this to hide the comment section at the bottom of the post. Click this again to display this section.
Click this to like the post. You can click this again to remove the like from the post.
Click this to share the post with other people or groups. A pop-up page will be displayed for you to select the people or groups, and to add an additional message, if needed.
Click this to display the available options:
- Delete post — Click this to delete the post. This option is not available if you are not the person who shared this post to the group.
- Hide post — Click this to hide the post from the group timeline page.
- Edit post — Click this to modify the post. This option is not available if you are not the person who shared this post to the group.
Reply
Click this to add a reply to the person who commented on the post. Once you have typed something in the text box, the 
icon will be available next to the icon. Click to add your reply to the comment. To add a comment to the post instead of to the person who commented on the post, click the icon.
Click this to like the comment. Once you have liked the comment, the font will be in bold. The number of people who have liked the comment will be displayed next to the icon. Click 
again to remove the like from the comment.
Click this, and then click Delete comment to remove your comment from the post. This is available only if you are the person who added the comment.
Text box
Type your comment to be added to the post. Once you have typed something in the text box, the icon will be available next to the icon. Click to add your comment.
Click this to display the Synergy Link and Attachments buttons. Similarly to a post, you can also select entities or upload files to be shared with the group members via these buttons.
Click this to insert emojis to the comment.
Group details
Click the My groups hyperlink to display a list of
groups of which you are a member, in a pop-up page. The details of the group, to
which the group feeds belong, are displayed below the My groups
hyperlink.
Click
this to display the available options:
- Edit — Select this option to modify details of the group,
add and remove members to and from the group, or make a member the group
manager or owner. This option is not available if you are not the group manager
or owner of the group. However, if you have the Social collaboration administrator role,
this option will be available and you will be able to edit the group regardless
of whether you are the group manager or owner, or not.
- Join — Select this option to join the group. This option is
not available if you are already a member of the group, or if this group has
been set to private.
- Leave — Select this option to leave the group. This option
is not available if you are currently not a member of the group. If you are a
member of the group, this option is available but not enabled if the group has
been set to mandatory (the Mandatory group check box is selected).
Show more / Show less
When the group description is too long, the Show more
hyperlink will be available. Click this to expand this section and view the
complete group description. You can then click the Show less hyperlink
to contract this section back to its original size.
Members / Members (Everyone)
Hover the mouse over the image to display a brief
description of the person, division, or cost center. You can also click the
respective image to view more information of the person, division, or cost
center.
Note: By default, the name of this section is Members
(x), with “x” being the number of members in the group. When the Everyone
entity has been added as a member of the group, the section will be renamed Members
(Everyone).
Search this group
Type
the text in the box provided, and then click 
to display
the feeds and comments that contain the defined text. The text that matches the defined text will be in bold.
Latest photos
This section displays photos that have been shared to the group via posts and comments. Click on a photo to view the thumbnail of the photo. You can view the thumbnails of other photos by using the arrows, or download the photos by clicking 
. You can only view the thumbnails of up to 15 photos. When there are more than 15 photos available, the View all hyperlink will be displayed. Click View all to display all the photos upfront.
More actions
</> Embed this feed
You can embed group feeds in your group timeline to various locations, such as your workspaces and websites. Click this to display the embed code, which you can copy and paste to the desired location.
My timeline
Click this to display your personal timeline.
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