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Tags and categories
We replaced the limited hierarchy of categories and subforums with product tags. Tags are more powerful, give you more freedom and the ability to post cross-product topics. If you are on a tag page and click the +New Topic button that tag will be automatically selected. You can easily select from the predefined list of tags at the bottom of the topic composer.
Navigation Tools
In Tech Forums you can navigate through content in various ways.
Content is organized throughout the site based on your interests.
For Search, the Menu, or your User page, use the icons at the upper right.
Through the Products menu, you can access thread discussions related to the Software AG Products you select there. This is where you can post your questions and answers.
Browsing the Tech Forums
Topic lists
By default, the Tech Forums homepage will show all Latest conversations in the community but you can filter this to those that are most relevant to you:
By section: In the menu line, click “All sections”, and a list of all the available sections will appear.
By tag: In the menu line, click “All tags”, and a list of all the product tags appears.
By what’s “New” to you: By default, new topics are those created in the last 2 days that you have not opened yet. This keeps the list fresh and relevant. New topics show a small blue dot next to the topic title.
By “Unread” topics : By default, unread topics are those that you previously opened and read for at least 4 minutes, but that have new posts (replies) submitted to them. Unread topics show a number in a blue circle indicating how many new posts are on the topic.
By level of activity: If you click on “Top,” the conversation topics will be listed in order of most activity (views and replies) for a specified time period. You can choose “all time,” or a specific period such as quarter, month, week, or just today.
Bookmarks will help you get back to topics you found useful.
Unanswered topics will guide you to the topics that haven’t found a solution. This is a great place to chime in and share your knowledge with a fellow community member.
Search anything
You can always use the search, its advanced options and filters:
The Search Functionality - Software AG Tech Community & ForumsTaking Part in Conversations
Creating new posts
Check out the excellent guide here:
How to create new posts or articles and format them correctly - Software AG Tech Community & Forumsand
Replying
Once you enter a thread, press any 
Reply button to open the editor panel at the bottom of your browser. You can continue reading (and even search or navigate to different topics) while you compose your reply.
All posts appear in the order they publish. You don’t have to chase down multiple threaded paths. However, you still have lots of ways to follow the context of conversations.
To reply to a specific post in a topic, click the grey Reply button at the end of each post. Your reply will be linked to that post.
- Your post will appear next in chronological order if it is the next one to publish after the post you are replying to.
- If yours is NOT next, then two things happen after your post is published:
- Your post will include a new link in its header with an image to show what post it is “in reply to” - clicking this link displays that previous post for context next to your reply
- The original post includes a count of replies at the bottom - clicking this link displays all these replies
Drafts
Drafts will automatically be saved as you write. If you minimize the editor or navigate to a different topic, the editor might disappear. To open a draft, return to the topic you were replying to or click the highlighted bar at the bottom of your browser, and the editor will reappear with your draft.
Quoting
To insert a quote, select the text you wish to quote. Then press the Quote button that pops up. There is no need to quote a whole message - it helps to be specific. Repeat this for multiple quotes even from different posts and different users. The quoted text will link to their original source.
Mentioning
To notify someone about your reply, mention their name. Type @ to begin selecting a username. This search will also search the name fields in case you don’t know a particular username.
Emoji
To use standard Emoji, just type : to match by name. Or you can use traditional smileys 
Alternatively, click on more to see a complete list of emojis to select from.
Oneboxes (Link Previews)
Note: You can read more details about this feature in: Rich link previews with Onebox
To generate a summary for a link, paste it on a line by itself. A summary should appear.
Formatting
Your reply can be formatted using simple HTML, BBCode, or Markdown:
This is <b>bold</b>.
This is [b]bold[/b].
This is **bold**.
For more formatting tips, try this 10-minute tutorial.
Actions and Reactions
There are action buttons at the bottom of each post:
- To let someone know that you enjoyed and appreciated their post, use the like button. Share the love!
- Grab a copy-pasteable (permalink) link to any reply or topic via the link button.
- Use the … button to reveal more actions. Flag to privately let the author, or the site staff, know about a problem. Bookmark to find this post later on.
Notifications
When someone is talking directly to you — by replying to you, quoting your post, mentioning your @username, or even linking to your post, a blue number will immediately appear over your profile picture at the top right.
When you have been sent a Personal Message, you will receive this in your Inbox and a green number will appear over your profile picture to the left. Click your profile image to scroll through all your notifications.
You can opt in to receive all these notifications as push notifications to your desktop browser or Android device. Simply allow the site to send you notifications through your browser when it asks permission. Don’t worry about missing a reply—you’ll be emailed any notifications that arrive when you are away.
You can get notified about other things happening on the site, either at the tag, section or topic level. And there are even more advanced options to refine your subscriptions - check below:
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You can change your notification level for any individual topic via the notification control at the bottom, and right-hand side, of each topic.
Tag notifications
A notification level can even be set per tag. To change any of these defaults go to your user preferences, or visit the tag page, and use the notification control (bell icon) above the topic list, on the right-hand side.
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Further Notification preferences
To keep up with the updates we’d advise you to fine-tune your personal preferences. You can easily access all your notification settings by clicking on your Avatar → Edit Profile icon → Notification settings.
Wow! You’ve reached the end - few people are that committed! You are now ready to create your first post.
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