The following text was omitted from the Discussion Forum portlet documentation and online help.
When posting messages to a forum, you can fill in the following fields:
Title – the title for the message.
Text Body – the text of the message to be posted.
Keywords – a list of significant words used in the message.
Type – the type of the message. Select “Query” if posting a question or “Article” if posting an informational message.
Comments – any additional information that applies to the message.
Forum – select a forum to post the message in.
Notify Me on My Mobile – select “Yes” to be alerted when a reply is posted to your original message. Otherwise, select “No.”
You must have specified an address in the User Preferences
portlet for notifications to be sent to you.
When posting a reply, only the Title, Text Body, Keywords, and Comments fields can be filled in.