Adding comments to a data item

You can add either public or private comments to a data item on the map or in the list. A public comment is visible to all users, and a private comment is visible only to the user that created the comment. Only you can edit any comments that you create.

Before you begin

Your administrator must enable comments for the data source that contains the data item, through the Basics tab in the data sources tool.

If comments are enabled, a comments tab is automatically included in the full properties window, and a link to the comments tab is automatically included on the preview card. An administrator can use the component customization tool to override the default configuration of the full properties window.

About this task

To add a comment to a data item, or to delete a comment from a data item, you must have write access to the associated data source. To view the public comments that are associated with a data item, you must have read access to the data source that is associated with the data item.

1. Either on the map, or in the list, select the data item for which you want to add, delete, or edit a comment.
   • On the preview card, click the Comments link.
2. According to your permissions, add or delete a comment, or edit the comments that are displayed. If the Scope value of a comment is Public, the comment is visible to all users. If the Scope value of a comment is Private, the comment is visible only to the user that created the comments.