{"id":40414,"date":"2018-11-05T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T06:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/help\/?page_id=40414"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:50:40","slug":"comments-in-explorer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-primers\/comments-in-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Comments in Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"overview\">This article describes how comments are used throughout Explorer, and the various ways to view and capture comments.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments in Explorer are associated with time series data: tags, entities, and attributes. Each comment includes the data's name and timestamp, the date and time the comment was added, and the name of the user who commented. Comments can also have replies, each one with the name of the user who replied, and when they replied.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 487px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"width: 500px; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-top: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 487px; padding: 10px;\"><em>Comment for an Entity<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"width: 500px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 487px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Entity-comment.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40442 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Entity-comment.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Entity-comment.png 405w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Entity-comment-150x32.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Entity-comment-24x5.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Entity-comment-36x8.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Entity-comment-48x10.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"width: 500px; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-top: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 487px; padding: 10px;\"><em>Comment for an Attribute<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"width: 500px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 487px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Attribute-comment.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40441 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Attribute-comment.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Attribute-comment.png 403w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Attribute-comment-150x32.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Attribute-comment-24x5.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Attribute-comment-36x8.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Attribute-comment-48x10.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"width: 500px; border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-top: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 487px; padding: 10px;\"><em>Comment for a Tag<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"width: 500px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"width: 487px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-comment.png\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40443 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-comment.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-comment.png 403w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-comment-150x32.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-comment-24x5.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-comment-36x8.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Tag-comment-48x10.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">What are the Comments About?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Depending on where the comments are added, they can be about tags, entities, or attributes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">They are grouped in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel, or on an Explorer page, with other related comments. Related comments (all for the specified time range) could be:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Comments for a specific tag<\/li>\n<li>Comments for a specific entity and its attributes<\/li>\n<li>Comments for a specific attribute of an entity<\/li>\n<li>Comments for an entity, its child entities within a specified hierarchy, and attributes from all of these<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Collections of comments can be further refined through the use of a <a href=\"#Comment_Context\">Comment Context<\/a> filter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Each collection of comments appears as a list, ordered with the most recently added comments at the top.<\/p>\n<h3>Comments for a Tag<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments for a tag can be added from a Trend, an Embedded Trend, a Chart, or from the <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-getting-started\/point-detail\">Point Details<\/a> page for the tag, or from a Comments Button component, or Comments component on an Explorer page.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-for-a-Tag-2.png\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40661 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-for-a-Tag-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-for-a-Tag-2.png 581w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-for-a-Tag-2-150x95.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-for-a-Tag-2-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-for-a-Tag-2-36x23.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-for-a-Tag-2-48x30.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments for tag <strong>{Current_Flowrate}<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: The Embedded Trend and Chart components need to be configured for adding comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/using-an-embedded-trend\/#Comments\">Embedded Trend Comments<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/charts\/viewing-charts\/#View_and_Add_Comments\">Chart Comments<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/trends\/hairlines\/#Interacting_with_a_Hairline\">Hairlines: adding a comment from a trend<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/formatting-text\/\">Formatting Text<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments for an Attribute<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments for an attribute can be added from a Trend, an Embedded Trend, or a Chart, or from the <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-getting-started\/point-detail\">Point Details<\/a> page for the attribute, or from a Comments Button component, or Comments component on an Explorer page.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-from-a-trend-comment-marker-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40610 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-from-a-trend-comment-marker-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-from-a-trend-comment-marker-1.png 559w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-from-a-trend-comment-marker-1-144x150.png 144w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-from-a-trend-comment-marker-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-from-a-trend-comment-marker-1-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-from-a-trend-comment-marker-1-46x48.png 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments for attribute <strong>TWell 1[Oil Producing Well]:Tubing Head Pressure!Actual<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: The Embedded Trend and Chart components need to be configured for adding comments.<\/p>\n<h3>Comments for an Entity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments for an entity can be added and accessed from a Comments Button component, or a Comments component.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments are for the specified entity as well as its attributes.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-an-entuity.png\" rel=\"lightbox-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40612 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-an-entuity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-an-entuity.png 450w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-an-entuity-107x150.png 107w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-an-entuity-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-an-entuity-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-an-entuity-34x48.png 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments relating to entity <strong>TWell 1<\/strong> and its attributes<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/comments\/#The_Comments_Button\">Comments Button<\/a> component<\/p>\n<h3>Comments for a Hierarchy Section<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments for a hierarchy section can be added from a Comments Button component, or a Comments component.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments are for the specified entity, as well as all of its descendent entities. Comments for attributes of all of these entities are also listed here.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-hierarchy-section.png\" rel=\"lightbox-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40614 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-hierarchy-section.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-hierarchy-section.png 492w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-hierarchy-section-105x150.png 105w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-hierarchy-section-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-hierarchy-section-25x36.png 25w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-for-hierarchy-section-34x48.png 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments relating to entity <strong>TArea 1<\/strong>, its attributes, its child entities, and all of their attributes<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Comment Context<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><em>Comment Context<\/em> can be applied to the Comments Button component and the Comments component.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments are saved with their <em>comment context<\/em>. This enables filtering (for the selected time range) as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>A comment component with <strong>no<\/strong> comment context will show all comments that were saved for the same data (entity, attribute, tag)<\/li>\n<li>A comment component with comment context will show all comments that were saved for the same data <em>and<\/em> the same comment context<\/li>\n<li>A comment component with comment context will <strong>not<\/strong> show comments that were saved for a different comment context<\/li>\n<li>A comment component with comment context will <strong>not<\/strong> show comments that were saved with no comment context<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The examples below show how <em>comment context<\/em> affects the way comments are saved and then viewed:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc;\"><strong>Saved Comment<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\"><strong>Viewed Comment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Entity<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>Comment Context<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TWell 1<\/td>\n<td>Daily Report<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>TWell 1<\/td>\n<td>Monthly Report<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver<\/td>\n<td>High Values<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver<\/td>\n<td>High Values<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\"><em>Entity<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>Comment Context<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>Outcome<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\">TWell 1<\/td>\n<td>Daily Report<\/td>\n<td>The saved comment will appear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\">TWell 1<\/td>\n<td>Daily Report<\/td>\n<td>The saved comment will NOT appear (because of unmatched comment context)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\">Silver<\/td>\n<td>High Values<\/td>\n<td>The saved comment will appear<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\">Silver<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>The saved comment will appear (because there is no comment context)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\">Silver<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>The saved comment will appear (because there is no comment context)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 10px;\">Silver<\/td>\n<td>High Values<\/td>\n<td>The saved comment will NOT appear (because of unmatched comment context)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"note\">As with all other comments, you can save a comment with comment context on one page, and view it in another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">If a comment has Comment Context, this appears after the entity name, as in this example:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Context-and-entity.png\" rel=\"lightbox-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40627 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Context-and-entity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Context-and-entity.png 442w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Context-and-entity-150x103.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Context-and-entity-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Context-and-entity-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Context-and-entity-48x33.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">In the examples below, you can see how two comment lists for the same entity and time period differ based on the Comment Context. The third comment list has no Comment Context, so all comments for the entity and time period appear in the list.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments for entity <strong>TWell 6<\/strong> with a Comment Context <strong>Monthly<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Monthly-TWell-6-4.png\" rel=\"lightbox-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40629 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Monthly-TWell-6-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"439\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Monthly-TWell-6-4.png 439w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Monthly-TWell-6-4-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Monthly-TWell-6-4-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Monthly-TWell-6-4-36x20.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Monthly-TWell-6-4-48x27.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments for entity <strong>TWell 6<\/strong> with a Comment Context <strong>Daily<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Daily-TWell-6-4.png\" rel=\"lightbox-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40630 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Daily-TWell-6-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Daily-TWell-6-4.png 443w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Daily-TWell-6-4-150x80.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Daily-TWell-6-4-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Daily-TWell-6-4-36x19.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Daily-TWell-6-4-48x26.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments for entity <strong>TWell 6<\/strong> with no Comment Context<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/All-TWell-6.png\" rel=\"lightbox-10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40616 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/All-TWell-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/All-TWell-6.png 448w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/All-TWell-6-150x133.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/All-TWell-6-24x21.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/All-TWell-6-36x32.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/All-TWell-6-48x43.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Comments on a Page or in the Explore Panel<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments can appear on a Point Details page, or on a page (if the Comments component is used) or they can appear in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel (when opened from a Comments button on a trend, chart, or page).<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments on a page<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-Explorer-page-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40500 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-Explorer-page-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-Explorer-page-1.png 534w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-Explorer-page-1-150x138.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-Explorer-page-1-24x22.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-Explorer-page-1-36x33.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-Explorer-page-1-48x44.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Comments in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-in-Explorer-panel.png\" rel=\"lightbox-12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40492 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-in-Explorer-panel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-in-Explorer-panel.png 490w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-in-Explorer-panel-142x150.png 142w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-in-Explorer-panel-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-in-Explorer-panel-34x36.png 34w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-in-Explorer-panel-45x48.png 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The features for both are essentially the same, although for page comments you cannot change the comment's time range. Note that having a Time Picker control (such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/using-time-pickers\/#DateTime_Range_Picker&gt;\">Date\/Time Range Picker<\/a>) enables users to change the comments time range. By default, both use the page variables <em>startTime<\/em> and <em>endTime<\/em> to define their start and end times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Comments Structure<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Regardless of where the comments are displayed (on the page itself, or on the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel), you can do most the following in a list of related comments:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Add a new comment<\/li>\n<li>Change the range of comments to search for (* see note below)<\/li>\n<li>Reply to a comment<\/li>\n<li>Edit or delete a comment or reply (with the appropriate privileges)<\/li>\n<li>Open an entity from a pill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"note\"><em>* Note: For comments on a page, you need a time picker on the page to change the time range of comments<\/em><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-structure-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40462 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-structure-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-structure-1.png 434w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-structure-1-109x150.png 109w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-structure-1-17x24.png 17w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-structure-1-26x36.png 26w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-structure-1-35x48.png 35w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"600\">\n<table style=\"height: 484px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; height: 24px;\" width=\"20\"><strong>1. <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; height: 24px;\" width=\"580\"><strong>Data Name<\/strong>: This is the configured data for the comments in the list. This could be a tag, an entity, or an attribute name.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; height: 24px;\" width=\"20\"><strong>2. <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; height: 24px;\" width=\"580\"><strong>New comment<\/strong>: Type a new comment in the edit box, then press <strong>enter<\/strong> or click <strong>Save<\/strong>. The new comment's time is the page's end time, and for trends or charts, it is the hairline's timestamp. The new comment's data is the same as that shown in the list header (<em>TWell 1, <\/em>in this example).<br \/>\nNote: From version 4.6.4, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/formatting-text\/\">format the text<\/a> in a comment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; height: 24px;\" width=\"20\"><strong>3. <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; height: 24px;\" width=\"580\"><strong>Date range<\/strong>: For a page, this defaults to the page's start time (<strong>Show From<\/strong>) to end time (<strong>To<\/strong>), and for charts and trends, both times default to the hairline's timestamp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"20\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"580\">Use the date\/time pickers to change the range. Only comments within the time range appear in the list. <em>Note that these times do <strong>not<\/strong> affect the time of any new or edited comments.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"20\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"580\">For comments on a page, you can only change this range by changing the page start and end time, for example with <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/using-time-pickers\/\">Time Pickers<\/a>, if these have been added to the page.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"20\"><strong>4. <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"580\"><strong>Comment Header:<\/strong> Each comment has a header containing the name of the user who commented, as well as data's name and timestamp.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"20\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"580\"><strong>Comment Details:<\/strong> The comment text appears here. Comments can include entities in pills. Click an entity pill such as this one <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39998 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"63\" height=\"23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009.png 63w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009-24x9.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009-36x13.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009-48x18.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 63px) 100vw, 63px\" \/> to open the <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-getting-started\/entity-details\/\">Entity Details<\/a> in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel. Comments can also include user names (see <a href=\"#Comment_Mentions\">Comment Mentions<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc; border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"20\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"580\"><strong>Comment Footer:<\/strong> The comment footer shows the time that the comment was added. Click the Reply <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39821 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Reply-icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"18\" \/> icon to reply to the comment. Click <span style=\"color: #0073cf;\">Show Replies(n)\u2026<\/span> to show replies to this comment, and <span style=\"color: #0073cf;\">Hide Replies\u2026<\/span> to close the replies again. Click the Edit <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39820 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Edit-icon..png\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"18\" \/>icon to edit the comment, or click the Trash <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39819 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Trash-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"15\" \/> icon to delete the comment.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"20\"><strong>5. <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px;\" width=\"580\"><strong>Scrollbar<\/strong>: Use the vertical scrollbar to locate older comments.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Locating Comments<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments are marked on the page or trend by a comment marker or button, or they just appear on the page when a Comments component is used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments in trends, charts and embedded trends are marked by a comment marker: a small, inverted triangle coloured to match the comment data's trace line. The comment marker has a dashed line that extends through the trace line to the X Axis, so that you can approximate the comment's time (the actual timestamp appears when you open the comments).<\/p>\n<p class=\"instruct\">Click a comment marker to open the data's comments for this timestamp, in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel. You can change the comment period using the <em>Show From<\/em> and <em>To<\/em> dates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-marker.png\" rel=\"lightbox-14\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40638 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-marker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-marker.png 206w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-marker-86x150.png 86w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-marker-14x24.png 14w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-marker-21x36.png 21w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-marker-28x48.png 28w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comment Buttons are filled in if there are comments. When you mouse-hover over the comment button, a tooltip appears showing the number of comments for this data and time period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"instruct\">Click a comment button to open the data's comments for the page's start and end times, in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel. You can change the comment period using the <em>Show From<\/em> and <em>To<\/em> dates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-button.png\" rel=\"lightbox-15\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40637 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-button.png 185w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-button-150x130.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-button-24x21.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-button-36x31.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Click-the-comment-button-48x42.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Comments for the page start and end dates appear on a page when Comment components are used. If there is a date picker on the page, you can use this to change the comment period.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-a-page-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-16\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40639 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-a-page-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-a-page-1.png 449w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-a-page-1-150x144.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-a-page-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-a-page-1-36x34.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-on-a-page-1-48x46.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/comments\/#Finding_a_Comment\">Finding a Comment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/charts\/viewing-charts\/#View_and_Add_Comments\">View and Add Comments (on a chart)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Adding, Replying to, Editing, and Deleting Comments<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">In the comments editor, you can add a new comment, or you can reply, edit, or delete (depending on your privileges).<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When adding, editing, or replying to comments you can mention another user, and you can include an entity reference, by using <strong>mentions @<\/strong> and <strong>hashtags #<\/strong> in the content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/comments\/#Adding_a_Comment\">Adding a Comment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/comments\/#Replying_to_a_Comment\">Replying to a Comment<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/comments\/#Editing_a_Comment\">Editing a Comment<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments Security<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Regardless of your role's privileges, you can edit and delete any of the comments that you added. Aside from this, comments can only be secured at the resource level and above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-server\/security\/comments-security\/\">Comments Security<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Mentions and Hashtags in Comments<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When adding a comment in Explorer, you can type an <strong>at @<\/strong> symbol, followed by one or more characters, then choose a <strong>user<\/strong> from the list of Explorer users that appears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">You can also type in the <strong>hash #<\/strong> symbol, followed by one or more characters, then choose an <strong>entity<\/strong> from the list of Explorer entities.<\/p>\n<h4>Comment Mentions<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When you add a user to a comment by using the @ symbol, their name appears in a pill in the comment, together with a user <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39992 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image003.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"11\" height=\"13\" \/> icon.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image004.png\" rel=\"lightbox-17\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39993 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image004.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image004.png 397w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image004-150x65.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image004-24x10.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image004-36x16.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image004-48x21.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>Two users have been mentioned in this comment<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Each of the mentioned users receives a new type of notification, called a <strong>Comment Mentions<\/strong> notification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Here, <strong>IFS OI\u00a0User<\/strong> receives a new <strong>Comment Mentions<\/strong> notification, which the user can click to view the <strong>Comment Mention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/notifications\/comment-mention\/\">Comment Mention<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Entities in Comments<\/h4>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When you add an entity to a comment by using the # symbol, the entity name appears, prefixed by its primary template icon, in a pill in the comment. If there is no icon, then the standard entity <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39997 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image008.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"13\" \/> icon is shown. The entity name is in blue, indicating that it is a hyperlink.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39998 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"63\" height=\"23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009.png 63w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009-24x9.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009-36x13.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image009-48x18.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 63px) 100vw, 63px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39999 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image010.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image010.png 135w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image010-24x5.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image010-36x7.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image010-48x9.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>An entity with a well icon<\/em><\/td>\n<td><em>An entity with the standard entity icon<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-referencing-TWell-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-18\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40660 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-referencing-TWell-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-referencing-TWell-1.png 407w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-referencing-TWell-1-150x133.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-referencing-TWell-1-24x21.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-referencing-TWell-1-36x32.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comment-referencing-TWell-1-48x43.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"instruct\">Click an entity pill to open that entity\u2019s overview and commentary in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-getting-started\/entity-details\/\">Entity Details<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Live Preview<\/h3>\n<p class=\"left-bar-blue\">Note: Live Preview only applies to version 4.6.2. In later versions, mentions are supported natively and a <a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/formatting-text\/\">text format toolbar<\/a> is available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When adding, editing, or replying to a comment, a <strong>Live Preview<\/strong> tab appears below the edit box, showing the entity and user names, if any have been used.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image001.png\" rel=\"lightbox-19\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39990 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image001.png 406w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image001-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image001-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image001-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image001-48x36.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">After saving, the pills appear as they did in the <strong>Live Preview<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image002.png\" rel=\"lightbox-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39991 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image002.png 403w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image002-150x142.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image002-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image002-36x34.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Explorer-4.6.1.-release-notes-image002-48x45.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Comment Components in Studio<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">There are two comment components that can be added to pages:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Comments Button component<\/li>\n<li>Comments component<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Apart from this, charts and embedded trends can also be configured to allow comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The Comments Button component shows a small icon, which can be clicked to open the entity\/tag\/attribute's comments in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-button.png\" rel=\"lightbox-21\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40422 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-button.png 469w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-button-150x140.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-button-24x22.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-button-36x34.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-button-48x45.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>This comment button opens comments for entity TRegion 1, in the <strong>Explore<\/strong> panel<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The Comments component displays the entity\/tag\/attribute's comments on the page.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-component-on-a-page.png\" rel=\"lightbox-22\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40418 size-full alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-component-on-a-page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-component-on-a-page.png 451w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-component-on-a-page-150x73.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-component-on-a-page-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-component-on-a-page-36x17.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Comments-component-on-a-page-48x23.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>This comment component shows all comments relating to entity <strong>TWell 1<\/strong> and its attributes, for the selected 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