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Changing the status of a comment (topic view)

You can change the status of a comment from within the topic or from the comment table.

Before you begin

This procedure assumes that a topic is open.

You must have the appropriate group permissions, which govern the actions that you can perform in commenting.

About this task

You can change the status of a comment from within the topic, or from the comment table. The initial status of a comment is New. Once the status is changed from New, it cannot be changed back to New. An application developer can customize the appearance and behavior of these status options, and add new ones.

Procedure

  1. With a topic open, display the Comments pane:
    1. If the Comments pane is not visible, click the Expand All (up/down arrows) button to make it visible.
    2. Optionally, click the Show referenced text (T) button in the bottom left of the original comment to show the content referenced by that comment.
    3. If you are in Publication Manager, click View > Comments.
  2. In the comment whose status you want to modify, click the Status (gear) button on the left side, and then from the drop-down menu click the status you want to specify for that comment
    The topic status changes, displaying the appropriate status icon on the left side of the comment.