Additional Topic Settings

Setting	Function
Topic Start Time - 24 hour format (e.g., 15:30 for 3:30 PM)	Topic or subtopic label indicating a start time. Used in a custom screen template to show topic times on the participants' agenda screen. Does not enforce start time.
Topic End Time	Topic or subtopic label indicating an end time. Used in a custom screen template to show topic times on the participants' agenda screen. Does not enforce an end time.
Lines of entry detail displayed*	Determines the size of the Additional Detail box displayed in the Add an Idea Area. This box is scrollable so actual content is not limited to this number of lines.
Display the most recent X days of items*	Limits the items displayed in the Electronic Flip Chart to the number entered. Useful when lists get very long and for extended asynchronous data gathering. All data is kept; this setting controls what is displayed.
Maximum number of items to display* - use multi-page format for all users	Limits the items displayed in the Electronic Flip Chart to the number entered. Use a multi-page format to allow participants to click on page links to view additional items.
Chat refresh rate in seconds *	Manages the time lapse between updates of the table of ideas/comments in the topic mode Brainstorm - Group Chat. Facilitator may increase the refresh rate but not set it below the minimum server setting (usually 15 seconds).
* These items also applicable to chat mode.
Action Planning display options:	Pull-down menu of choices for the display of action items in the Brainstorm - Action Planning topic mode. Percent Complete - bar displays in red/blue according to % complete/not complete Status - bar displays color according to status: Red = On Schedule Blue = Not Started Brown = Behind Schedule Green = Ahead of Schedule Teal = Completed Start/End Dates - start and end times displayed in the flip chart
Use the field below as the HTML header for this Topic.	Do not edit except in rare instances. Code manages the layout of the topic screen. Format is superseded by Custom Screen Templates (Section 27) for participants. The code here affects how facilitators view a topic and participants when no custom screen template is assigned.
The following users have accessed this Topic.	No longer in use.
For test scoring, specify the User ID that will be used to create the answer sheet:	Identifies the user ID containing the correct answers when using a ballot to collect test results. Use the print function to print test results with comparisons to the correct answers.
Allow the items in this topic to be copied for use as template	LEAVE UNCHECKED. (FCAutoCreate)
Show Topic Detail - not used with Custom Screen Templates	LEAVE CHECKED. No longer in use.
Enter HTML for the Topic Mode Vote - Custom HTML	LEAVE EMPTY. Special bid option to allow for collection of survey data using custom HTML.