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title: "Following Discussion Activity"
slug: "admin-follow"
tags: ["NFR"]
updated: 2024-09-27T15:48:22Z
published: 2024-09-27T15:48:22Z
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# Following Discussion Activity

To be notified of activity on a discussion, you can follow Topics and/or Posts on them. You decide if you are notified by email or as an announcement in the Message Center. Both will provide links back to the Topic and Post which has had the activity.

## Follow a Topic or Post

To follow a Topic or Post:

1. Select the **star** next to the Topic or Post you want to follow. This will open a dialog.
2. In the **How would you like to be notified?** dialog, select **E-mail** or **Message Center** and select **OK**.

![how would you like to be notified dialog box](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/disc-note-dialog.png)

When a participant, including you, posts on a topic you are following, you will be notified. Same is true when responses are added to a post you are following. You will not be notified when the following occurs:

- Someone comments on a response to a post, regardless if you are following the post or topic, it is under.
- Someone likes a post, response, or comment.
- Someone responds to a post in a topic you are following. Only posts trigger emails or announcements for followed topics.
- A topic or post you are following is deleted by a moderator or administrator.

### Announcements and Emails

The Announcements and emails will include the name of the topic or post which has had activity and a **more** or a **here** link. These will open the discussion in a new tab at the item you are following.

Announcement: ![annoucement message center](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/disc-msg-ctr.png)

Email: ![email message](https://cdn.document360.io/a298db04-a0fe-47e0-bfe3-c52d6f9d7c8c/Images/Documentation/disc-email-1.png)

When you select **more** in an announcement, the **Message Center** stays open on the original tab and the item is marked as **Read**. You must select **OK** to save the **Read** status of the announcement. If the **Message Center** is opened from another tab before this, the announcement will not show as **Read**.

Announcements are messages with the TMS set by an administrator to show to an organization or a set of users designated by role for a set amount of time. The announcement can either show to a user when they login or can be a pop up message that appears on a specific page.