Setting release conditions for a discussion forum or topic

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Release conditions enable you to specify requirements that users must satisfy before they can access a discussion forum or topic.

For example, you can require that users view a content topic or submit an assignment to a dropbox folder before accessing a discussion topic. Or, you might create an extra-help discussion topic for users who fail a particular quiz.

Add release conditions to a forum or topic

On the Discussions List page, click Edit from the context menu of the forum or topic you want to create release conditions for. You can also set release conditions when creating a new forum or topic.
In the Release Conditions section of the Restrictions tab, do one of the following:
- If you have already created a release condition elsewhere and want to attach it to this forum or topic, click Attach Existing. Select the conditions you want to add, then click Attach. For example, release conditions include completing a dropbox submission, scoring a specified grade in a particular quiz, completing a survey, or being enrolled in a particular section.
- If you want to add a new release condition that does not already exist, click Create and Attach. Enter the details for the new release condition, then click Create.
Choose whether All of the following conditions or Any of the following conditions must be met in order for users to access the forum or topic in the drop-down list above the listed conditions.
Click Save.

Remove release conditions from a forum or topic

On the Discussions List page, click Edit from the context menu of the forum or topic you want to remove release conditions from.
In the Release Conditions section of the Restrictions tab, do one of the following:
- Click the Remove icon beside each condition you want to remove.
- To remove all conditions, click Remove All Conditions.
Click Save.