Restrict review discussions

When you create a review, or update one in a State of Reviewing, you can select an option to restrict discussion editing. These restrictions only apply when the review goes to a state of Resolving. If a review is already in the State of Resolving, or is Cancelled or Completed, you can only view this setting.

On the Create Review and Update Review screens, you can set the discussion restrictions.

Resolving state restricts discussion

  • By default, this option is not selected.
  • If you leave it this way, all users participating in the review can edit or delete messages in the Component Discussions and Discussions panes even after all users have completed their reviews.

When you're working in a review, this setting changes the actions that are available in the discussion panes on the Collaboration panel.

If you select the Resolving state restricts discussion option:
  • Only the review coordinator or administrator can edit or delete messages in the Component Discussions and Discussions (for the entire review) panes when the review is in the Resolving state.
  • Review coordinators cannot delete other reviewer's comments in the Reviewing state, only in the Resolving state.

  • No new discussions can be saved by any type of user when the review is in the State of Resolving.

    • The Create button is active in both the Component Discussions and the Discussions panes.
    • You can enter text on the Create Discussion screen, but after you select Create, the screen closes without any changes being saved.
  • Users who are not the review coordinator or an administrator can open the Collaboration panel when the review is in the Resolving state, but the following panes are greyed out and not available:
    • Component Discussions
    • Discussions (for the entire review)

  • If the review is not in a State of Resolving, reviewers can add, edit, and delete their own comments in the Collaboration panel until all users have completed their review or the review is cancelled.

To update the option to restrict discussion editing:
  1. Click Reviews.
  2. On the Reviews Management tab, in the list of reviews, select a review that is in a State of Reviewing.
  3. Right-click the review's row, and then select Open details.
    You can also access this option by clicking the Options menu and selecting Open details.
  4. On the Update Review screen, select the Resolving state restricts discussion option.

    You can also select this option when creating a review.

  5. On the Update Review screen, click Update.
    Results: When the review moves to a State of Resolving, if you choose to restrict discussions in the Collaboration panel:
    • Only review coordinators and administrators are able to edit or delete their own messages in the Collaboration panel.