Channels

Channels act as containers that store the pre-defined content types available in a digital workplace. 

Channels contain almost all content within a workplace. Before being able to create content, an Administrator must add Channels to a workplace. There is no limit on the number of Channels that can be added, and it is often beneficial to have multiple Channels of the same type within a workplace. These Channels can focus on different themes (company news, vs. team news), and can have the level of user access to them controlled independently. 

Displaying Channel contents

A Channel's content can be viewed by navigating to the Channel, or by creating a view into a Channel using Widgets. With Widgets, it is possible to display the content from multiple Channels of the same type in one location.

Channels and their content types

Channel	Content Type	Usage
Blog	Blog Articles	Communicating stories relevant to an organization.
Calendar	Calendar Events	Scheduling and publicizing events.
Folder	Files/Documents and Folders	Storing documents that have been uploaded into the workplace.
Forum	Forum Topics	Enabling discussion.
Microblog	Microblog Posts	Communicating brief messages.
Task	Tasks	Tracking and managing tasks.
Wiki	Wiki Articles	Managing knowledge.

Additional Channel Resources

• Access
• Archiving 
• Channel Color
• Channel Template
• Email Content
• Labels 
• Moderation
• Read Tracking
• Search Box
• Search Engine Optimization
• Subscriptions