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title: "Comments"
canonical: "https://support.soutron.net/space/HG/3279845/Comments"
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When the user is in the Comments Navigation section, the navigation Bar entry will show a Blue i icon which the user can click to view additional localised information about this section.  The entry shown will be configurable by the System Administrators for the Portal and Record Type shown.

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This section provides the current status of the submission and all comments made by both submitters and reviewers.

For a new Submission, the Comments section will always appear empty until the Submitter adds a comment, which they do by typing in the rich text field and then clicking on the Save button.  

Once a submitter has added a comment it will appear above the Comments box, showing the name of the person that has made the comment along with Date and Time. 

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As different people add their own comments, different colours are used to differentiate between users.

The Comment(s) typed into the rich text field also appear in the Actions & Comments section on the right-hand side of the screen

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Should a submitter wish to edit or delete one of their comments, they can do so by clicking on the appropriate button to the right hand side of the comment they wish to modify.

If they wish to edit their comment, they simply click on the edit button and the comment will appear in the comments box below where they  will be able to edit it.  An "Update" Button will then appear which when clicked will save it.

The Submitter can also add new comments by simply entering text into the Comments box and clicking “Save”. 

The system will automatically show the Date and time of each comment (showing local date and time).

Important: Comments will be saved against the submission status at that time. So, for example, if this is a new submission the comment the submitter makes is made as part of the status workflow of New Submission.  If during the process later, the Submission is being reviewed by a reviewer and, therefore, the status is “Being Reviewed” and a comment is made then the comment will be saved for that user along with the status.  This then allows the overview screen to clearly show when during the process the comment was made and by whom.

The Submitters Comments section can be opened in full screen by clicking on the orange double arrow in the header as well as collapsing the section using the Up icon also in the header section.

If Reviews are enabled, then once Reviewers start to comment, these comments will be added into additional comment sections with black headers, showing the name of the reviewer.

Once the Submitter is satisfied with their comments and the Metadata and Reviewer sections they are free to click on the Submit > Macro (inline-media-image)

 button and, thereby, initiate the Reviewer's part of the workflow.

When Submit has been clicked a confirmatory Submission Wizard message will appear giving the user the option to Submit or cancel the message and return to editing the submission.

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Alternatively, the user may wish to consult the [Audit](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3280042) Section before submission to view the full audit trail of the process so far, including all the comments made. This is done by clicking on the Audit button in the Submission navigation bar at the top of the screen.

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It is also possible to view the [Audit](https://soutron.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/HG/pages/3280042) Section after making a Submission, by clicking "Cancel" on the appropriate post Submission Wizard message and then accessing the area by the method described above.

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