Creating a Discussion Forum in APEX

I am trying to provide a discussion forum functionality in my APEX application. If there are any plug-ins/similar applications, please let me know.
thanks in advance!

thanks. all packaged apps have been removed for APEX 4.1. If anyone has a copy of the packaged app on 4.1, would appreciate if you can share. thanks

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    Hi,
    I have my WC_Spaces and WC_Colloboration Servers running actively. When I try to create a new connection by right-clicking Connections in Applications Resources and choose Discussion Forums and too I entered the URL and admin fields, I find its unable to create a new connection. The error displayed is : "Failed to verify connection". Please help me with this.
    Regards,
    Dinesh Vishnu Kumar

    Hi,
    In your webcenter application you have created the discussion forum connection and you have connections.xml file in your application.Open the connections.xml in jdeveloper and check the discussion forum connection entry.
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    <StringRefAddr addrType="forum.url">
    <Contents>http://localhost:8890/owc_discussions</Contents>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="admin.user">
    <Contents>weblogic</Contents>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="connection.time.out">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="policy.uri.for.auth.access">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="policy.uri.for.public.access">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="recipient.key.alias">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="adapter.name">
    <Contents>Jive</Contents>
    </StringRefAddr>
    </RefAddresses>
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    Change the required entries with your values(for serveraddress,port and admin user).
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    in jdeveloper proxy ,add the server address in exception list and restart the jdeveloper.
    Sometimes it will show you up as "failed to verify the connection". But it will work atleast functionality-wise it will work.
    Apart from this,I have a query on "Have you used any VPN connection to connect collaboration server to create forum connection?"
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    Regards,
    Hoque

  • Failed to verify connection (Discussion forum connection in jdeveloper 11g)

    I have followed the steps provide in the documentation -
    http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17904_01/webcenter.1111/e10148/jpsdg_announce.htm#CHDEIAHH
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    1)If the WC_Collaboration server is located within local machine and the jdeveloper 11g discussion forum connection is in local machine,then connection is successful.
    2)If the WC_Collaboration server is located at remote machine and the jdeveloper 11g discussion forum connection is another machine,then connection is errorneous and it is showing "Failed to verify connection"

    Hi,
    In your webcenter application you have created the discussion forum connection and you have connections.xml file in your application.Open the connections.xml in jdeveloper and check the discussion forum connection entry.
    For example here I have written down my entry on forum connection-
    <Reference name="Discussion Forum Connection" className="oracle.adf.mbean.share.connection.webcenter.forum.ForumConnection" xmlns="">
    <Factory className="oracle.adf.mbean.share.connection.webcenter.forum.ForumConnectionFactory"/>
    <RefAddresses>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="forum.url">
    <Contents>http://localhost:8890/owc_discussions</Contents>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="admin.user">
    <Contents>weblogic</Contents>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="connection.time.out">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="policy.uri.for.auth.access">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="policy.uri.for.public.access">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="recipient.key.alias">
    <Contents/>
    </StringRefAddr>
    <StringRefAddr addrType="adapter.name">
    <Contents>Jive</Contents>
    </StringRefAddr>
    </RefAddresses>
    </Reference>
    Change the required entries with your values(for serveraddress,port and admin user).
    One more thing need to consider that is -
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    Sometimes it will show you up as "failed to verify the connection". But it will work atleast functionality-wise it will work.
    Regards,
    Hoque

  • Creating you own forum??

    Hi All
    I have been asked to provide a simple forum within our own portal to help users discuss PC, Network and basic ERP issues. The forum can be very simple as we don't need a points system or anthing like that! Just the ability to have a user to open a question which can ten be answered by a moderator or another user!
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    Phil

    Hi,
    so u have two possibilities.
    First: Try to create a discussion forum outside of collaboration rooms (IMO its a great thing even for a lot of users)
    Second: Wait for SPS 20 (if u are on EP6). There will be a fine forum functionality.
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  • Discussion forums in 2013(management view)

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  • Discussion Forum, Forum doesn't create

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  • How to create Collaboration Rooms and Discussion Forums

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    Regards,
    Krishna.

    Hi Krishna,
    Please go through these links:
    Creating Rooms:
    [http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/44/5ea05d12334ddfe10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm]
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  • Not able to CREATE FORUM, or DELETE PRODUCT in discussion forum

    Hi,
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    For deployment I have followed the document provided, which is available on http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/ias/portal/html/installing.integration.v2.html
    Our application running on mid tier 904_j2ee 9.0.4 at port 80, and infra also running on port 80. URL of my site is www.icai.org which is deployed under mid tier.I have deployed discussion forum in 904_j2ee/j2ee/OC4J_Portal.
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    CORE 9.0.1.2.0 Production
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    NLSRTL Version 9.0.1.5.0 - Production
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    Hi,
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  • Login issue in Apple Discussion Forum - Safari Only

    I can no longer log into my Discussions Forum account using Safari (3.1.2). When I log in I am taken to the Create New User page, where I get stuck in a loop. I can log into my account just fine using Firefox 3, which is what I'm using to write this.
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  • Special Character in Subject Field of Discussion Forum

    I am creating a new discussion, in the subject when i enter "Portal Discussion?" then it gives error that special character is not allowed. But i want to use the "?" in the subject at the time of creation.
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    Hi 
    Refer this link
    http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/6e7a7eae-26fc-467f-bfdc-7c5d5ff49a95/discussion-forum-storing-special-character-in-title-differently?forum=sharepointdevelopmentlegacy
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    = oDataTable.NewRow();
    oDataRow[
    "Title"]
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    oDataRow[
    "URL"]
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    oDataTable.Rows.Add(oDataRow);
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  • Is there any way to programmatically get the discussion forum Id using API

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  • Welcome to the New NI Discussion Forums!

    We are excited to present the NEW and IMPROVED NI Discussion Forums to you, our valued community members!
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