A new topic can be created by selecting the Add New Topic button on the Discussions screen.

Files can uploaded and attached to the topic by using the Attach File option.

When creating a discussion topic, a licensing authority can choose to keep the topic private to the local authority or can make the topic available to the applicant.

Publish to applicant: The topic can be viewed by the applicant. The applicant can participate in the discussion.

Publish internally (LA only: The topic will be visible to the local authority only. The applicant will not be able to see any comments entered by the local authority users.

A new topic can be created by selecting the Add New Topic button on the Discussions screen. Files can also be attached to a discussion topic.

When added, a new topic will be displayed on the Discussions tab and other users can add comments.

When discussion topics have been created for a licence the number of topics will be flagged in the Discussions heading as illustrated in the image below.