Discussion Column for SharePoint

It is possible for organizing discussion via standard SharePoint’s option - Multiple lines of text along with Append Changes to Existing-Text. But there generates a requirement of turning on versioning of a list and every time any item is edited new versions are created which gets displayed in chat history. For resolving this problem the company ArtfulBits Inc has come up with Discussion Column for SharePoint 1.61 that can lift the way once discussion columns used to perform. This Discussion Column is a vital tool that proposes to arrange conversations in list items devoid of list versioning along with the other problems which occurred traditionally. The utility allows entering text with formatting, tables, images, hyperlinks and many more. Discussion-Column for SharePoint works similarly to any other instant messaging application where you can rich-text messages and view the details like time and person of posted messages but cannot modify messages written previously.

Discussion Column enables you to see entire conversations in list-view. This property is very handy when discussion or chats constitutes several items and the page looks crammed. The Discussion Column utility gives you the luxury for arranging your comments in either chronological or reverse-chronological sequence. Signature of users can be displayed both on top or bottom of the entry. There are other features that make this tool very usable. It can filter empty records, provides hyperlink to let you see the discussion history in list view and allows wide variety of options to edit the comments. The user names can be used to directly link them to their profile page plus it lets you choose position for user signature. Finally this version of Discussion Column helps you to import data from SharePoint and provide support multiple languages pack as per request.

Discussion-Column for SharePoint comes with a 30 days trial which you can use and get to know about the software closely before buying it. We rate this useful utility with a score of four rating points for its well thought out features.

Discussion Column is intended to organize conversation in the list item without need to enable list versioning. Component allows entering rich text with formatting, images, tables, hyperlinks, etc.
Actually Discussion is similar to an IM message system: many users are able to create rich-text messages, but there is no ability to modify previous messages. As IM, discussion control can show who and when has published post (configured in column settings).
Useful thing is that it is possible to show all conversations in list view or just a hyperlink to "View Item" form. It is helpfull when discussion has many items and page becomes congested.
You can also arrange your comments in chronological or reverse chronological order. User signature could be displayed on top or bottom of an entry.
Features:
- Organizing discussion without enabling list versioning
- Filtering of empty records
- Ability to show whole discussion history or only link to it in list view
- Comments editing
- Show user name as a link to user profile page
- Display posts in chronological or reverse chronological order
- Choosing position of user signature
- Import data (text) from existing SharePoint Multiple lines of text column
- Language pack support (desired localization could be added by request)
Why ArtfulBits Discussion Column?
It is possible to use standard SharePoint "Multiple lines of text" column with "Append Changes to Existing Text" option for organizing discussion, but:
- Versioning of a list has to be turned on
- New version is created each time items are edited
Even if you edit item, new record will be displayed in discussion history, whether it is empty or not.
ArtfulBits Discussion Column resolves these problems and avoids list versioning, also it does not append empty records to discussion history.