Hello DNN group.

I am not a DNN developer but I do have one provided to me for this particular project I just got put on and need to create functional requirements for. I would like my DNN developer to create an instance for our development teams to collaborate and communicate on development work and maintenance activities. I've been reviewing your manual and DNN seems to offer a lot more than the simple thing I'm looking for. All I want is something like you have here in FORUM but in creating these requirements and reading through the installation process there are modules I don't think we will need and I'm sure there are modules that I know we will need. I can't seem to decipher which ones though. I don't need the BLOG but I do need the FORUM. Can you help me select the proper components or modules I will need to create this DNN Forum? It's just going to be used as a communication tool.

Other questions regarding requirements:

- Users can access internally through our network (built in) but can users access the forum outside our network? I'm thinking that as long as they have access to the internet, they can. However, when we use Sharepoint, we need to be logged into our domain in order to get access even though we're accessing it externally.

- Quick and efficient access to our documents (built in) but can we access our internal tracking application and database by creating a link to it on the forum? 

Any help is much appreciated. Thank you.

Amina