Social workspaces can only be created in the Social domain added automatically by the system when you install the Social Collaboration module to your Nuxeo application.
To be able to create a new social workspace
You can create social workspace from:
- the Collaboration tab, from any social workspace's dashboard,
- the document management view of the social domain.
To create a new social workspace from the Collaboration tab:
- Click on the Action button, in the top right corner of the view.
- Click on Create a Social Workspace.
The social workspace creation form is displayed. - Fill in the form (see below for social workspace parameters) and click on the Create button.

The workspace's Private dashboard tab is displayed, so you can configure the workspace's dashboards.
To create a social workspace from the document management view of the application:
- In the Social domain, click on the New button.
- On the Available document types window, click on Social Workspace.
- Fill in the social workspace creation form.
- Click on Create button.
The workspace's Private dashboard tab is displayed, so you can configure the workspace's dashboards.
Social workspace properties
Field |
Description |
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Title |
Name of the social workspace. |
Description |
Text that explains what the social workspace is about. |
Subject |
Topic(s) of the social workspace. |
Public |
Indicate if the social workspace is public or private. |
Approval subscription workflow |
For public workspaces : indicates if join request should be approved by a workspace administrator or automatically. |
Expire on |
Date at which the social workspace can be closed by an administrator. |
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Page: Social workspaces overview
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Page: Editing a social workspace
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Page: Creating a new social workspace
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