Overview
Find more information on how to add, view and resolve comments on documents or paragraphs in Clausematch.
Pre-conditions
- Document Level Permission: 'Owner', 'Editor', 'Reviewer'.
Steps
Add or View Document-level Comment:
- Find the document on the dashboard.
- Open the document.
- Click on the Document activity icon on the right hand side.
- Type comment in the comment box.
- (Optional): Use @ symbol to tag a user or user group* in the comment.
- (Optional): Select Everyone or Custom* for visibility of the comment.
- Click Send or Enter on the keyboard.
Add or View Paragraph-level Comment:
- Find the document on the dashboard.
- Open the document.
- Select a paragraph.
- Click on the Paragraph activity icon on the right hand side.
- Type comment in the comment box.
- (Optional): Use @ symbol to tag a user or user group* in the comment.
- (Optional): Select Everyone or Custom* for visibility of the comment.
- Click Send or Enter on the keyboard.
Video Walkthrough
Supplementary Information
Create Mentions
Add user and user group to the comment:
- Click on the comment box.
- Type @ symbol on the keyboard.
- Add user or user group to the comment.
- Click Send or Enter on the keyboard.
View Mentions
View all mentions:
- Click on the @ symbol on the right hand side.
Comment Visibility
All comments are visible to all users by default. It is possible to restrict access to a comment by setting custom visibility. Before adding a comment:
- Click on the Everyone icon below the comment.
- Select Custom.
- Select users or user groups who will be able to see the comment.
- Click Send or Enter on the keyboard.
Multiline Comments
Add multiline comments:
- Press Shift+Enter on the keyboard.
Responding to Comments
Respond to a comment:
- Click on the comment.
- Click Reply.
- Type comment in the comment box.
- (Optional): Use @ symbol to tag a user or user group in the comment.
- Click Send or Enter on the keyboard.
Resolving Comments
When a feedback has been addressed or a question has been answered, a comment can be marked as resolved to indicate that the action has been taken on it.
- Click on the comment.
- Click Resolve.
Recover Comments
Recover a comment:
- Click on the comment.
- Click Unresolve.
Copy Links to Comments
- Click on the link icon in the top right corner of the comment.*
Permissions for Comments
Permissions for comments can be updated for the two following Primary roles:
- Editor;
- Reviewer.
Permissions for comments will be automatically defaulted for Owner and Read Released by the system:
- Owner: Comments to Create & Read, Approvals to Add & Remove;
- Read Released: Comments to Hidden, Approvals to Hidden.
Find more detailed information on permissions for comments here.
Notes
- Users can reply to comments and their replies will be listed as a separate discussion thread.
- The user or user group mentioned on a comment will receive email notification(s).
Copy links to comments
- Link to the Paragraph comment will always open the Document Activity. However, by clicking on the comment, we will scroll and highlight the required paragraph.
- If there are more than 480 comments - it could take up to 2-3 seconds to load comments.