Work with discussions

For a particular passage, open the Work view from the Sections & Passages tab. Click the button for a step that uses a tool that allows discussions.

Each passage can have one or more discussions. Each discussion has a topic can have any number of comments.

If you see Discussions, depending on your role here are things you can do:

Add a discussion

Add a comment to a discussion

Add New Category (Online only)

  1. Click PIC (Add Discussion) to display an empty discussion.

  2. Do this for as many categories as you want to add:

  3. If the last category you added is not the one you want for the current discussion, choose another category.

Alternatively, click CANCEL. The discussion is not saved, but the categories are saved.

Locate discussion subject in audio recording

Edit a discussion

  1. Click PIC (More) for the discussion you want to edit, and then click PIC Edit.

  2. Edit the topic, or change the assignment or category.

  3. Click Save.

Tip

Click the chooser and then click a different peer group or individual user to change the assignment.

Set Segment

  1. Use your mouse to select a portion of the audio waveform.

This could be a different portion of an audio file or an updated version of an audio file.

  1. Click PIC (More) and then click Set Segment.

Edit a typed comment

  1. For the comment you will edit, click PIC(More) and then click PIC Edit.

  2. Edit your comment, and then click PIC to save your edits or click PIC to cancel the edit.

Edit a recorded comment

Filter discussions

For more help, see Filter Discussions.

Move a discussion

  1. Click PIC (More) for the discussion you want to move, and then click Move.

  2. Click the desired step in the Select step for discussion list.

Play the segment used as the discussion topic

Reassign a discussion

  1. Click the avatar.

  2. Click the down arrow and choose a different group or team member.

Resolve a discussion

Admins can resolve discussions. For other roles, you can only resolve discussions you added yourself.

Resolved discussions remain part of the project history. You can change the filter (PIC) to see them. They are exported as part of the PTF file.

The goes away from view.

Reopen a discussion

  1. Filter Discussions so you can see all the resolved discussions.

  2. In the resolved discussion you want to reopen, the PIC (More) and then click PIC Reopen.

  3. Filter discussion again, as desired, to clear () the Resolved option.

Now additional comments and edits can resume.

Sort discussions

Complete the step

The focus moves automatically to the next step. A check mark appears in the step button for the completed step.

If you clear () a selected check box, any subsequent steps that are completed remain selected.

For each step, History shows Step Complete or Step Incomplete with a time stamp and who selected or cleared the check box.

Delete a discussion

Admins can delete discussions. For other roles, you can only delete discussions you added yourself.

Deleted discussions do not remain part of the project history, so you cannot find them again with any filters. Deleted discussions are not exported as as part of the PTF file.

You must be online with an Internet connection to delete a discussion.

  1. Click PIC (More) for the discussion you want to delete, and then click pic Delete.

  1. In the Confirmation question box, click YES.

Delete a comment

You can only delete comments you added and only while online.

  1. For the comment you will delete, click PIC(More) and then click PIC Delete.

  2. In the Confirmation question box, click Yes.

Tip

Related Topics

Edit Team Categories dialog box

Set-up procedures overview

Work view overview