Welcome to the HCL Connections™ 6.5 documentation, where you can find information about Connections 6.5.HCL Connections is social networking software designed for the workplace. Its features help you to establish dynamic networks that connect you to the people and information you need to achieve your business goals.
Get together with people who share your interests.
Use community apps, such as Wikis and Blogs to share information, collaborate with others, and bring your expertise to the community.
Find out what's going on in the communities you're a member of.
Accessibility features assist users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology content successfully.
HCL Connections™ is a collaborative tool that makes it easy to connect with others and exchange ideas. Start sharing important information, building a network of useful contacts, and following people that interest you.
Use the home page as a command center to scan and manage items that need your attention. You can view your most recent project updates, check in on the people you follow, and review your action items all from one place.
Use profiles to connect with others, showcase your skills, and find the people you need.
Use activities to keep a team informed, collect and share project resources, or to assign and track tasks.
Using the Files app, you can upload, organize, share and collaborate on files easily. Files can be shared, tagged, organized in folders, and accessed from other applications, such as Activities and Communities.
Find out about communities. Then, search for the communities you're interested in and join them. If you've a mind to, start your own community.
Find out who's in a community, follow that community, and email its members.
Keep up-to-date with what's happening using the Recent Updates and Status Updates pages.
If you learn about a community that's of interest, share that information with other members.
Have you seen something on the web you'd like to share? Bookmark the site to make it available to community members.
Share ideas with others and discuss topics of common interest.
Upload, share, and work with community files using the Files app.
Add activities to your community to give members somewhere to assign tasks and to share information and resources. You can grant access to the activity to all community members, or you can restrict access to a subset of members.
Share your thoughts on any subject with others and get their feedback.
Use a wiki to share resources with your community and collaborate with others.
An ideation blog is a space where you can contribute and vote on ideas related to the community's area of focus.
Use the Libraries app to upload, manage, organize, and collaborate on community files.
Use the Events app to share information about important events and dates relating to your community.
Create a survey that allows people to give useful feedback on any subject. When the survey completes, you can analyze the responses to get an idea of what users think.
Give your community and its members the tools they need to collaborate.
Use blogs to share your announcements, updates, and opinions with others.
Share information, brainstorm ideas, ask and answer questions, and discuss topics of mutual interest in a forum.
Tap the wisdom of the crowd by building a body of knowledge in a wiki. Everyone on your team can make a contribution.
Use Bookmarks to collect and organize shortcuts to websites.