The Activity Stream can be accessed via two methods, depending on the type of page you are on at the time.
Page | Activity Stream Access | ||
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Content Page This includes Report, Dashboard, and Storyboard pages. | Comment Button | ||
Browse Page This is when you are exploring various pieces of content in the system. This includes Reports, Dashboard Tabs, Storyboards, and Discussion Streams. | Information Button |
Then panel itself is made up of three main parts;
If you are viewing a Dashboard that contains Sub Tabs, you have the option of viewing the activity for all sub tabs on the current tab, but by default you just see activity for the current sub tab. A similar function is available for Storyboards - by default you will only see the activity for the current slide, but the stream filters can be adjusted to view activity for all slides in the current storyboard.
Through the Activity Stream, users have the opportunity to view, create, and respond to comments.
Users can post a new comment through the Activity Stream by clicking on the Add Comment button.
See Comments, Tasks, and Decisions for more information.
Opening a comment to view it or respond will open the post's discussion thread.
Users can create a new task from the Activity Stream by click on the Add Task button.
See Comments, Tasks, and Decisions for more information.
You can view and respond to a task through the Activity Stream, which will open it in it's own stream.
You can sort the display of items in the activity stream by date in ascending or descending order.
You can filter the types of items displayed in your activity stream by clicking on the filter icon.
The information includes:
Clicking on the More link will allow you to display the standard information lightbox related to the piece of content.
This displays a range of information related to the content.
From this list, you are able to interact with other users through the drop down list next to their name.