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Overview

The activity panel stream is used to view and share comments, manage tasks and send secure comments. 

 

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the Activity Stream

 

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Click on the interactive activity button to access the activity panelstream. It is located on every dashboard, storyboard, and report.


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When a new activity is included in the panel stream which the user has not seen yet, a notification indicator appears on this button.


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If a user is tagged in a comment, they will be able to the navigate to the original content they were tagged in directly from the activity panelstream.

Note: The activity panel stream can be brought up from their Timeline or other page.

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Comments

Users can add comments to a discussion related to a specific content.

 

Comment Actions

 

Refer to the table below to see all the comment actions you can perform.

ActionDescription
Add commentUse this guide to learn how to add a new comment.
Add attachmentsThe above guide also explains how a content can be attached with a comment.
Add replyReply to another poster's comment, by clicking on it and adding one of your own.
Sort commentsComments are displayed in the order they are added, but using the Sort option can be sorted in the reverse order.
FlagFlag a comment for use later.
ShareShare a comment with other users.
EditA poster can edit their own comments.
DeleteRemove a comment from the panelactivity stream.

 

 

Comment Procedure

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This option is used to create a new comment

  1. Access the activity panel stream by clicking on its button.
  2. Click on the New Conversation button at the bottom of the panel.



  3. Then click on the comments icon.



  4. Enter a comment in the text bar at the bottom of the comments panel.
  5. You can also include an attachment with a comment. Simply click on the attachment icon in the comments text bar.
  6. A menu will appear displaying attachment options.

  7. Make a selection, and include the content. It will be mentioned in the comments panel, above the text bar.


     
  8. Click on the send button to add this comment to the activity discussion. 



  9. It will appear in the current comment panel, and in the activity panel stream of the users associated with the related content.



  10. Click on the menu icon on the top-right corner of this panel to view other options that can be performed on a comment. See the comments table above to get an understanding of these.




 



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Tasks

Add and manage tasks associated with the content.

 

Tasks Actions

Refer to the table below to see all the task actions you can perform.

ActionDescription
Add taskUse this guide to learn how to add a new task.
Add attachmentsThe above guide also explains how a content can be attached with a task.
Sorttask are displayed in the order they are added, but using the Sort option can be sorted in the reverse order.
FlagFlag a task for use later.
ShareShare a task with other users.
EditA poster can edit their own task.
DeleteRemove a task from the panelactivity stream.

 

 

Task Procedure

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This option is used to create a new task.

  1. Access the activity panel stream by clicking on its button.
  2. Click on the New Conversation button at the bottom of the panel.



  3. Then click on the task icon.



  4. Click on the task description text bar to give your task a description or name.



  5. From the To Do list, select the nature of the task.



  6. Click on the Assignee bar to add a user to assign to this task.



  7. Choose a priority for this task.



  8. Then set a deadline date using the date icon.
  9. You can also include an attachment. Simply click on the attachment icon.
  10. A menu will appear displaying attachment options.



  11. Make a selection, and include the content.
  12. Click on the add button to create this task. 



  13. It will appear in the current task panel, and in the activity panel stream of the users associated with the related content.




 

 

 

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Secure Comments

Secure comments are extremely private as they can only be seen by those users or groups that get specifically mentioned in them, and the poster who made them.

 

 

Secure Comment Actions

 Refer to the table below to see all the actions on secure comments that you can perform.

ActionDescription
Create secure commentUse this guide to learn how to add a new secure comment.
Add attachmentsThe above guide also explains how a content can be attached with a secure comment.
Add replyReply to a secure comment, by clicking on it and adding one of your own.
SortSecure comments are displayed in the order they are added, but using the Sort option can be sorted in the reverse order.
FlagFlag a secure comment for use later.
ShareShare a secure comment with other users.
EditA poster can edit their own secure comments.
DeleteRemove a secure comment from the panelactivity stream.

 

 

Secure Comment Procedure

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This option is used to create a new secure comment

  1. Access the activity panel stream by clicking on its button.
  2. Click on the New Conversation button at the bottom of the panel.



  3. Then click on the secure comments icon.



  4. Enter a comment in the text bar at the bottom of the panel.
  5. To allow a user or group to access this comment, mention them by entering the @ symbol before their name.
  6. You can also include an attachment with this comment. Simply click on the attachment icon in the text bar.
  7. A menu will appear displaying attachment options.



  8. Make a selection, and include the content. It will be mentioned in the comments panel, above the text bar.

     
  9. Click on the send button to add this comment to the activity discussion. 

  10. It will appear in the current secure comment panel.



  11. The secure comment will also appear in the activity panel stream of the users mentioned in it, with a secure icon on the poster's avatar.



  12. Click on the menu icon on the top-right corner of this panel to view other options that can be performed on a comment. See the comments table above to get an understanding of these.




 



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