Browse and Navigate Spaces

Spaces in Appspace simplifies navigating the Communities and Topics module for administrators. Discover features within the user interface that enhance information organization and accessibility. Engage in collaborative spaces and utilize topics to improve teamwork and discoverability in the digital workspace.

This article provides administrators with an introduction to navigating the user interface and features available within the Communities and Topics module in the Appspace console.

User Interface and Navigation

Spaces Dashboard

• The Spaces dashboard can be accessed via the ☰ Appspace menu under Communication from the Appspace console sidebar. Here, you’ll be able to view, create, and manage topics and community within the Appspace console.
• The + Create split button on the dashboard enables administrators to create a Community and Topic instantly.
• The All Locations drop-down menu displays a list of locations, allowing administrators to filter communities and topics based on geographical location.
• In the All Spaces section that is listed on the dashboard, provide administrators with a quick glance at the following information:
  • Communities – Engage in collaboration within our community space, designed to foster connections, share insights, and enhance teamwork among employees.
  • Topics – Helps structure and organize pages for better discoverability.
  • Public – Everyone can view and follow this topic, and it’s pages.
  • Private – Only invited users can view and follow this topic.
  • Settings – Set reported post actions.
• The Search to perform a search across all topics and pages.
• The List View icon allows administrators to display the author, date modified, and date created.

All Spaces Listing

The Spaces listing provides quick access to the following information, as follows:

• Name  – Displays the community or topic title.
• Type – Displays a list of communities or topics for pages related to the group.
• Modified – Displays the date and time of the most recent page update.
• Ellipsis – Click the ellipsis to perform the following actions:
  • Edit
  • Delete 

Settings

The Spaces > Settings section allows you to configure the following options:

• Who can create communities? – Configure the users allowed to create and delete communities.
  • Minimum User Role – Select Admin only, Admins and Publishers, or Everyone.
  • Specific User Permissions – You can add specific users or user groups with the right to create and delete communities.
• Who can configure community privacy? – Configure the users allowed to set communities as private or public in the Privacy option in Community > Settings.
  • Minimum User Role – Select Admin only, Admins and Publishers, or Everyone.
  • Specific User Permissions – You can add specific users or user groups with the right to set communities to private or public.
• Who can configure community membership? – Configure the users allowed to specify if membership for the community is Mandatory for users, or optional with users as members or non-members by default (Opt-Out or Opt-In). This setting is configured in the Membership field in Community > Settings.
  • Minimum User Role – Select Admin only, Admins and Publishers, or Everyone.
  • Specific User Permissions – You can add specific users or user groups with the right to configure the community membership.
• Default reported post actions – Set what happens when a post, story, or page is reported by a user:
  • Keep post and wait for review – Select this to keep the reported post and wait for it to be reviewed. This is the default option for reviewers and must be selected to enable the review process.
  • Remove post after specified threshold – Select this to automatically remove posts that have been reported a specified number of times. Specify the number of reports in the Reported instances before post is removed field.
• Engagement notifications – Set to enable (New posts) or disable notifications (None) when a new article is published to the followers of a channel, community, or topic.
• Engagement notifications time – Sets the daily time the notification is posted in the Employee App.