# Discussions - view

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## Discussions - view

### What it Does

#### Blueprint Courses

Allows user to edit Blueprint content lock settings on individual discussions.

#### Discussions

Allows user to view the Discussions link in Course Navigation.

Allows user to view course discussions and all replies within the discussion topics.

### Additional Considerations

#### Blueprint Courses

To edit lock settings from the Discussions index page, Blueprint Courses - add / edit / associate / delete and Courses - manage must also be enabled.

#### Commons

To share a discussion to Commons, Courses - manage must also be enabled.

#### Discussions

To manage discussions, Discussions - moderate must also be enabled.

To reply to a discussion, Discussions - post must also be enabled.

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This documentation is generated directly from the Canvas LMS source code, available [on Github](https://github.com/instructure/canvas-lms).


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://developerdocs.instructure.com/services/canvas/permissions/details/file.permissions_read_forum.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.