Managing Jive Web Parts

The Jive SharePoint Connector web parts provide access to Jive functionality from within SharePoint. The following section describes how to add one or more of the Jive web parts to a SharePoint page.

Adding Jive Web Parts

In SharePoint (assuming you have access to Edit Page content), click Site Actions > Edit Page.
The page should change to expose one or more web part zones. Each zone represents an area on the page that can accept web parts.
To add a web part, click Add a Web Part in the desired zone.
Select check boxes for the Jive web parts you want, then click the Add button.
If the web parts do not show in the list of available web parts, make sure the Jive Web Parts feature is activated. See Activating and Deactivating Jive Web Parts for more information.
Depending on the web part, you may need to access the "editor" part (configuration panel) for each web part to select the Jive installation (see Managing Jive Installations) and update the unique web part configuration settings.
Once you are done adding/configuring web part, click on Exit Edit Mode (near top right of the screen).

Activating and Deactivating Jive Web Parts

You can activate or deactivate Jive Web Parts. To get to the Jive Web Parts feature, log in as a Site Collection Administrator, then click Site Actions > Site Collection Features. If the feature is not activated, you can activate it by clicking its Activate button next to the Jive Web Parts feature.

Note: Deactivating the Jive Web Parts feature removes the Jive Settings link from the Site Settings page, but it does not remove or hide already configured web parts. Also, if you deactivate and then reactivate, none of your settings are lost. However, if you delete the web parts from a page, you'll lose the placement of the web part and settings it has. Note that running the installer to uninstall the connector from SharePoint deactivates the features. So, it has similar behavior in that the web parts are not removed from the page, but if you re-install they will be functional again without losing their settings.

Editing a Jive Web Part

A web part's editor contains a single configuration item specific to Jive. This is a drop down item you can use to select a Jive installation.

Note: SharePoint provides an option to provide specific dimension settings (height and width) for each web part. While you'll get best results if you keep the defaults, if you decide to set the height and width, please experiment with your desired settings to ensure full access to the web part user interface.