Comments

Comments apply to definitions and to workflow process results.

Comments can be added or viewed in several places throughout the UI. You can add a comment to a group or alias for reference purposes, or add a comment to report to ease auditing requirements. For example, an auditor may want to know why a configuration change was made on a certain date. Use a comment to easily reference the reason why the change was made.

Comments apply to definitions (groups, aliases, reports, policies), and to workflow process results. You can add multiple comments to a component, and you can add comments to comments, but you cannot modify or delete existing comments.

There are two different kinds of comments:

  • Comments Entities are stored on the Central Manager, and will be available within that Central management environment, given the usual constraints regarding roles and permissions.
  • Local Comments Entities are defined on a single unit, and remain local to that unit. Local Comments from the standalone or managed unit are not stored on the Central Manager.

Add or View Comments

  1. To view comments, open the User Comments window by clicking Comply > Reports > User Comments.
  2. Throughout the UI, there are different ways to add a comment to an entity or report.
    • Add a comment to a group by modifying the group, and clicking Add Comments from the Manage Members for Selected Group screen.
    • Add a comment to an alias by opening the Alias Builder and clicking the Comment icon Item comments icon. Open the Alias Builder by clicking Setup > Tools and Views > Alias Builder

Report Comments

View a report of all user comments by clicking Comply > Reports > User Comments.

  • The Local Comments entity is used in a Central Manager environment only. Local comments remain local to the system on which they were defined, and are not stored on the Central Manager.
  • The Comments entity contains comments that are stored on the Central Manager.