Discussion Features Management is accessed by clicking the
Features link on the Site Administration Menu.

Clicking the check box activates the Discussions feature.

Clicking on the Discussions
link accesses the Topics Management Page.

Clicking on the Topics link accesses the
Topics update page where discussion topic categories may be viewed. Click on a
topic to update it. Click on Add New Topic to add
more topics.

Administration should predetermine the topic categories
appropriate for their organization.