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Mentions and comments

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Mentions and Comments can be made against a customer and on all the function modules, such as quotations, Jobs/Sales Orders, invoices, etc.

Comments

A comment is a line of text that appears in the timeline of the customer, quotation etc.

Timeline with Add Comment button above a dated comment entry reading "Credit rating checked" and the author's name below

To add a comment, click on the 'Add Comment' button, enter the text and click on 'Save'.

Mentions

These send a mention to another name user in the system. Add one by clicking on the 'Add Comment' button above the timeline:

Purple Add Comment button, found above the timeline, used to add a comment and mention another user

Enter the required text and use the @ sign to mention a user:

Comment box with an @ typed, opening a dropdown list of users to mention, with the second user highlighted
Comment box with an @ mention tagging a team member to approve prices, hint text below, and Save and Cancel buttons

And click on 'Save'.

They mentioned user will see a pop-up panel with your message:

Purple mention pop-up for quote Q1329-1 showing the comment "please check the prices and approve," a timestamp, and a close X

They can click on the panel to see the original quote, order, etc. Mentions are also shown in the bell:

Top toolbar icons with the notification bell showing a red badge of 1, indicating a new mention, beside search and settings
Notification bell dropdown open under Snapshots, showing a Mentions entry with 2 unviewed since 23/10/2024

Email

The user will also get an email from the system with the details of the mention. To leave a comment, they should click on the link in the email and respond directly to the quotation, job/sales order, etc.

View all Mentions

Click on the bell and then the mentions summary:

Bell icon highlighted in the top toolbar, opening the Snapshots panel with the Mentions summary (2 unviewed) highlighted

Which opens this screen:

Mention screen listing mentions with Status, Title, Content, Timestamp and Open Source buttons, plus Dates and Status filters
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