Adding Comments to Reports

If you have the Add or View Comments capability, then you can add or view comments. You can edit your own comments and respond to other comments. You must save a report before you can add comments.

In the designer, you can add comments to the whole report, but you cannot add comments to the individual report objects.

Note: If comments have been added to an individual report object using the home page, the explorer, or the viewer, then those comments cannot be displayed or edited in the designer.

To add a comment to a report:

Click the Comments tab in the right pane.

Here is an example:

Comments Tab
Enter a topic name and a comment.

Here is an example:

Adding a Comment in the Designer
(Optional) Click to attach a file or an image to your comment. There is no restriction on the file type or the size of the attachment.
Click Post to add your comment. Your comment is added to the Comments tab in the right pane.

To respond to an existing comment:

Click the Comments tab in the right pane.
Select an existing comment. Then, enter a reply.
(Optional) Click to attach a file or image to your reply.
Click Post to add your comment.

Note: To edit another user’s comments or to delete comments, you must belong to the predefined role Comments:Administrator.

To search for a comment:

Enter the word or phrase that you want to search for in the search box. Press Enter.
(Optional) To clear your search, click . Then, you can enter another word or phrase in the search box.