2.2 Finding What’s New

One key to effective and efficient teamwork is knowing what people are working on and what they are saying. Vibe enables you to view and act on new items by using the What’s New page. You can view new items for various categories, comment on items, and more.

2.2.1 Viewing New Items

By default, the What’s New page is displayed when you first access the Vibe site. If the What’s New page is not displayed, or if you navigate away from it, you can easily access it to view new items.

  1. Click What’s New in the Action toolbar from any folder or workspace in Vibe.

    By clicking the appropriate category in the What’s New navigation panel on the left side of the page, you can view new items for any of the following categories:

    • Current Folder or Workspace: Displays new items in the folder or workspace that you are in when you click What’s New in the Action toolbar.

    • My Favorites: Displays new items in your favorite places.

      For information on how to add places as favorites, see Section 3.4.1, Adding a Favorite Place.

    • My Teams: Displays new items in your teams.

    • Followed People: Displays new items that have been added by the people you are following.

      For information on how to follow people, see Section 2.6.2, Following People.

    • Followed Places: Displays new items that have been added to the places you are following.

      For information on how to follow places, see Section 2.6.1, Following Workspaces and Folders.

    • Site Wide: Displays new items that have been added anywhere in the Vibe site.

  2. (Optional) If a category contains sub-categories, you can expand the category in the What’s New navigation panel to view new items in a more specific location. For example, if you are a member of multiple teams, you can expand My Teams and click a specific team.

2.2.2 Commenting on, Editing, and Deleting New Items

You can comment on, edit, and delete items from the What’s New page if you have appropriate rights. For more information about rights, see Controlling Access in the Novell Vibe OnPrem 3 Advanced User Guide.

  1. Click the title of the entry or comment that you want to edit, delete, or comment on.

    The entry is displayed.

  2. Click Modify, Delete, or Comment in the Entry toolbar.

  3. (Optional) Close the entry by clicking the (x) icon in the upper right corner of the entry to return to the What’s New page.

2.2.3 Pausing Updates on the What’s New Page

By default, the What’s New page is automatically updated with the latest comments and entries every 60 seconds. You can temporarily stop the What’s New page from updating. This can be helpful if you need more time to look at current items.

  1. Click the Pause icon Vibe Interface in the upper right corner of the What’s New page.

    To resume updates on the What’s New page, click the Play icon Vibe Interface.

2.2.4 Configuring How Many Items Are Displayed on a Page

You can configure how many items you want to show on a single page in the Vibe interface by modifying your personal preferences, as described in Section 5.12, Configuring the Number of Entries to Display on a Folder Page.