Managing participants in your board list

The Participant list area is a quick way to identify, manage and monitor members are assigned to your boards project list. The members on your board can either be Active or Banned. The Active and Banned tables display the following details:

• ID - this is a unique system generated identifier for the individual.
• Guest ID - the anonymous identifier when the participants are set to be anonymous.
• Source ID - source identifier to indicate where the members in this list came from.
• Last Active - the is the date and the time that the member was last active within the discussion board.
• Role - this displays the role of the project list member as either moderator, observer or participant.
• Avatar image - shows the mini-thumb nail of the avatar image used in the board.
• Name - name of the individual and their board username. 
• Email - the email address of the board member.
• Status - Indicates when the invitation has been sent, if the participant has accepted the invitation, and if sent a reminder.
• Topics - shows how many topics they have commented on.
• Comments - shows how many comments they have added.
• Replies -  shows how many replies to comments have been made.
• Actions - send Reset Password, Reminder Email to the individual or you can Edit or Ban (Remove from the board project) the individual.

Search for a participant

1. From the discussion board tool Dashboard select the Board Name. The Manage tab will be displayed showing board details.
2. Go to the Participants tab.
3. In the top right you will see the Source Id, Name and Email Address field for large lists you can search using either or both of these.
4. Names matching the search criteria you entered will be shown in the participants list.

Send a reminder email

1. From the discussion board tool Dashboard select the Board Name. The Manage tab will be displayed showing board details.
2. Select the Participants Tab.
3. Find a member and go to the Actions column.
4. Select the Send reminder email button. Send reminder window will appear showing the Board Name and list member.
5. Confirm by selecting the Send reminder button.
6. Reminder email will be sent to the individual.

Reset a participant's password

1. From the discussion board tool Dashboard select the Board Name. The Manage tab will be displayed showing board details.
2. Select the Participants Tab.
3. Find a member and go to the Actions column.
4. Select the Reset Password button. Reset password confirmation window will appear showing the Board Name and list member.
5. Confirm by selecting the Reset button.
6. The password reset email will be sent to the individual and will include the new password and their current username.

Ban and reinstate a participant

1. From the discussion board tool Dashboard select the Board Name. The Manage tab will be displayed showing board details.
2. Select the Participant Tab.
3. Find a member and go to the Actions column.
4. Select the Ban button. The Ban participant window will appear showing the Board Name and list member.
5. Confirm by select the Ban participant button.
6. The participant will be placed in the Banned list.
7. To reinstate the banned list member select the Reinstate button.
8. A confirmation widow will be presented.
9. Confirm by selecting the Reinstate button and the member will be reinstated to the board list.