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h2. Overview 
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The Yellowfin User Timeline consists of several tabs designed to allow users to track events that occur in the system, and collaborate with other users.

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|!tab_timeline_off.png! [Timeline|Timeline Events]|Events in the system are monitored, based on the user and their connections.|
|!tab_fave_off.png! [Favourites]|View all the content a user has specified as a favourite. This can include reports, storyboards, and tabs.|
|!tab_subscription_off.png! [Subscriptions]|View all the content a user is subscribed to; reports, report comments, and storyboard comments.|
|!tab_connections_off.png! [Connections]|View the people a user is connected to, and search for additional connections to add.|
|!tab_discuss_off.png! [Discussion]|View all the discussion groups a user is subscribed to, and open them.|
|!tab_settings_off.png! [Settings]|Define options that adjust a users profile, and they way they view and interact with the system.|


h2. User Profile
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The User Profile panel is displayed on the left of all the Timeline tabs.
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*1. Profile Image* - The user can upload an image of themselves to display here, to make identification easier.

*2. Full Name* - This is the full name of the user, as defined in their settings.

*3. Job Title* - The user can specify their job title in their settings.
 
*4. User Description* - This area can be populated with a small blurb about the user. Defined in their settings, this is an optional field.
 
*5. Number of User Connections* - This displays the number of users someone is connected to and following in their timeline. This is not the number of users following this individual.
 
*6. Number of Discussion Topics* - This displays the number of discussions the user is involved in or following.
 
*7. Number of Favourite Content* - This the number of items specified as a favourite.

*8. Filter Timeline* - Allows the user to search the events displayed on a timeline.
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h2. Posting to a Timeline
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The Timeline feed allows you to post comments or updates on a user's timeline, much like the way you would post in a discussion group. You will always be able to post to your own feed, and you will be able to post to a user's feed you have connected to. To post to a user's feed that you aren't connected to their timeline will need to be defined as *Public* in their [user settings|settings].

h3. Creating a Post
The first item on a timeline is an empty comment box, which allows you to start a comment thread. To post:
# Navigate to the timeline you wish to post on by either:
## Clicking on your name to access your own timeline
## Locating another user through your timeline or connections and clicking on their name
# Type your comment in the comment box at the start of the timeline
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# Attach a piece of content if desired, from the following types:
## {expand:title=*Report*: select a report from the list that is relevant to your post or the thread. }
* Click on the *Attach a Report* button
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* Locate the report and drag it on to the post
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* You will now see the report sitting in your post
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## *Dashboard Tab*: select a dashboard tab from the list of available tabs to show readers of the thread.
## *Storyboard*: select a storyboard from the list that supports the discussion.
## *URL*: type or paste a URL that points to an external reference that is relevant to the discussion.
# Define the post type from:
## *Update*: this is a general post, designed to update other users on your current work or progress.
## *Opportunity*: this is a post designed to discuss positive ideas or opportunities with other users. The post will have a blue flag to help identify it.
## *Issue*: this is designed to discuss issues with other users. The post will have a red flag to help identify it.
# Apply security if the post needs to be private

h3. Viewing a Post's Thread

h3. Replying to a Post


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