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The external forum is a channel for two-way communication between the TPM external assignees (i.e. the external collaborators) and terminology coordinators.
In this page, you will find out how to:
Read more on user groups and access rights.
create a new THREAD
Open the ‘External forum’ tab in your project. Click on the ‘Create a new thread’ button:
- Related entry: indicate which entry or entries your thread is about (if any)
- Related language: select which language(s) your thread is about (if any)
- Text: describe your issue, comment or question
- Recipient: select if your thread is addressed to all or specific assignees
Click on the ‘Create’ button to save your thread.
Coordinators can also manage the status of the thread (new, ongoing or closed).
 You will get notified when there are new threads addressed to you or when there are replies to your threads. Click on the bell  icon (on the right-hand side of the IATE top menu) to display the list of notifications. Click on a notification to open the specific discussion or click on ‘View all notifications’ to access the full list. Read more about notifications. |
 A shortcut (‘Open a forum discussion’) is available in the ‘Assignments’ column under ‘My assigned entries’ to create a new discussion with the entry ID and target language pre-filled. |
Search forum threads
Type a keyword in the search bar and click on the ‘Search’ 
icon.
If you need to further refine your search, click on ‘Open expanded search’. The following additional search criteria are available: user, related entry, related language, and status.
| The search will retrieve only the parts of the threads that match your search criteria. Click on the discussion title to open the full discussion. |
REPLY to a thread
Click on the discussion title to display the full content of the discussion. At the bottom of the discussion, there is a free text field where you can type in your input. Then, click on ‘Reply’ to publish it. A notification will be sent to the relevant users. Read more about notifications.
| Messages in a thread can be modified by their author at any time. Authors can also delete their replies or their top thread if it does not contain replies yet. Coordinators can delete full threads and messages from other authors if necessary. |
(*) User GROUPs and access rights
The external forum is only accessible to the project coordinators and to the external collaborators to which the tasks are assigned.