Detached comment scenarios
In the following table, topic view refers to comments that appear in the topic, and tabular view refers to comments that appear in the Comments (tabular view) page.
You can access the Comments page using one of these methods:
- From the landing page, click Comments.
- From Publication Manager, click .
| Action | Landing Page | Publication Manager | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic View | Tabular View | Topic View | Tabular View | |
| Delete an inline element that contains a comment | Visible as a topic-level comment | * Visible | Visible | Visible, but the link to the topic is disabled |
| Delete a topic (publication still exists) | Not visible | Visible, with link to the topic in the repository | Not visible | Visible, but the link to the topic is disabled |
| Delete a publication, but preserve its comments | Not visible | Visible, with link to the topic in the repository | Visible | Visible, but the link to the topic is disabled |
| Delete both the publication and all of its comments | Not visible, as the comment has been removed permanently | Not visible, as the comment has been removed permanently | Not visible, as the comment has been removed permanently | Not visible, as the comment has been removed permanently |
* The link to the topic exists initially. When you click the link, this message appears (and then the link becomes disabled):
Topic has been deleted and cannot be opened