Comments

Overview

You can add comments to a report or Storyboard either for your own use or to share with others that have access to the same report. Comments can be used to provide a greater level of insight or used to discuss and highlight the data contained in a report or slide.

Note: Comments can only be added to Active content.

 

 

Add New Comment Thread

1. To add new comments click the button in the Comments panel. This will expand the panel on the right of your screen.
   
2. Enter your comment in the text box that has opened.
3. Apply any security settings required See Below
4. Once you're happy with your comment and its permissions, click on the Ok button to save the comment, or the Cancel to delete it.

Setting the Thread to Private

Comments are set to be Public by default. In order to restrict visibility of your comment, complete the following:

1. Click on the + Add people to make private link.
2. From here you are able to search through Yellowfin users & groups, to narrow this down you can:
   1. Click on the People Only or Group Only option
      
   2. Enter a search term in order to locate a user or group allowed to view your comment. You will notice that groups have this symbol next to them.
      
3. Click on the name/group you wish to add and continue until you have all the users required. Note: all users that have been added to a private thread will be emailed a notification and provided with a link to view the content.

Note: Once you have added a group to the list, you are able to click on that group in order to see the users that belong to it.

View Comments

If comments exist for a report there will be a View Comments shortcut displayed under the tool bar. You can also click on the button in the Comments Panel on the right of the content to expand it and view all comments.

Viewing Users of a Private Thread

Once a Private Comment Thread has been created, the author and participants are able to view a list of users & groups with access to the thread.

1. View the Comments See Above
2. If you have access you a Private Thread, you will notice there is a Private link at the top of the root comment. Click on the link to see a lightbox with the thread members listed.

Mark Thread as Insightful

When viewing Comments it can be useful to know what other users have found beneficial, especially when there have been several comment threads created on a single report or slide. To do this:

1. View the Comments See Above
2. Click on the Insightful(0) link on the root comment. Your opinion will have been added to the tally.

Respond to a Comment Thread

In order to respond to a comment, you will first need to view the comments. (See above).

1. Click on the Comment link directly under the root comment of a thread. Alternatively, if there are already replies, you can click on the icon to expand the replies and open the response box.
   
2. Enter your reply into the text box and click the Ok button to submit, or click the Cancel button to clear your response.
   
3. Your reply should now be displayed directly below the root comment, as it is the most recent response.
   

Delete a Response

In order to remove a response, you will either need to be the author of the reply, or have the required administration role permissions.

1. You will need to view the comments panel (see above).
2. Locate the response you wish to delete.
3. Click on the Delete link below the reply, it will now be removed from the list.
   

Delete a Comment Thread

In order to remove a thread, you will either need to be the author or the root comment, or have the required administration role permissions.

1. You will need to view the comments panel (see above).
2. Locate the thread you wish to delete.
3. Click on the Delete link below the root comment, it will now be removed from the list, along with all responses.
   

Mark a Thread as Resolved

When the issue or discussion raised in the Root Comment has been addressed, the creator of the thread has the option to mark the thread as Resolved by clicking on the Resolve link. This leaves the thread open for further discussion.