{"title":"Add comment","url":"https://docs.vismasoftware.no/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/player/add-comment/","link":"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/player/add-comment/","description":"Add comment sheets to report templates by typing directly or uploading templates.","content":"\u003cp\u003eYou can add comments as a separate sheet in your report template. These comments do not disappear the next time the report template is run. You can either enter the comments directly in the default comment sheet or upload your own comment template.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition admonition-tip\" role=\"note\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-title\"\u003e\n        \n        Tip\n        \n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"admonition-body\"\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eYou can also add comments to packages using this procedure.\u003c/p\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n    \u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen the report template using one of these methods:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect the report template in the list, and click \u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/shared-images/img/en/btn_open.png\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOpen\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClick on the report template card.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(In List view) Double-click the report template in the list.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick \u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/player/add-comment/img/en/btn_Comment.png\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eComment\u003c/strong\u003e. The \u003cstrong\u003eComment Sheet\u003c/strong\u003e pane opens to the right, and a new sheet is added to the report template. \u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/player/add-comment/img/en/Comment.png\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnter your comments directly in the spreadsheet. Please note that this will give you limited layout and formatting options. OR Select a template in the \u003cstrong\u003eComment template\u003c/strong\u003e list, click \u003cstrong\u003eApply\u003c/strong\u003e and enter your comments. If the list is empty, there are no available templates. See the procedure below on how to add new comment templates.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick \u003cstrong\u003eAdd sheet\u003c/strong\u003e to add additional comment sheets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDouble-click the sheet names to edit the name.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClick \u003cstrong\u003eSave\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"important-notes\" class=\"group\"\u003eImportant notes\u003ca class=\"prose-heading-self-link\" href=\"#important-notes\" aria-label=\"Heading self-link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou need to archive the report template to make the comments available to other users. This also applies to report templates that have already been archived. See \u003ca href=\"./../archive-reports\"\u003eArchive report\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe comments will only be available for the current report instance (using a specific set of parameters). Example: If you add comments to a report template with the period is set to 201711, the comments will not be available in report templates where the period is set to 201712.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf the report template is in draft mode, the comments will not be visible when you reopen the report template. The comments will be visible once you publish the report template.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"add-a-comment-template\" class=\"group\"\u003eAdd a comment template\u003ca class=\"prose-heading-self-link\" href=\"#add-a-comment-template\" aria-label=\"Heading self-link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have an existing template or have already written your comments in Excel, you can upload this file to OneStop Reporting. The template can be reused by you and other users.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClick \u003cstrong\u003eUpload\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrowse to and select the Excel file you want to use. If the Excel file has multiple sheets, only the first sheet will be used. \u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c/strong\u003e: The template you upload will be available to other users.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect the new comment template in the list.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClick \u003cstrong\u003eApply\u003c/strong\u003e. The comment sheet is updated with the template.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnter your comments.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClick \u003cstrong\u003eAdd sheet\u003c/strong\u003e to add additional comment sheets.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-click the sheet names to edit the name.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClick \u003cstrong\u003eSave\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you do not want the template to be available in the \u003cstrong\u003eComment template\u003c/strong\u003e list, select it in the list and click \u003cstrong\u003eDelete\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"delete-comments\" class=\"group\"\u003eDelete comments\u003ca class=\"prose-heading-self-link\" href=\"#delete-comments\" aria-label=\"Heading self-link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want to delete comments, you have the following options:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemove sheet\u003c/strong\u003e: Click this option to delete the active comments sheet. You must confirm the deletion and click \u003cstrong\u003eSave\u003c/strong\u003e before the changes are implemented.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelete all comments\u003c/strong\u003e: Click this option to delete all comments sheets. You must confirm the deletion. The changes are saved automatically. This action cannot be undone.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"add-references-to-cells-in-other-sheets\" class=\"group\"\u003eAdd references to cells in other sheets\u003ca class=\"prose-heading-self-link\" href=\"#add-references-to-cells-in-other-sheets\" aria-label=\"Heading self-link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse the function INDIRECT to create references to cells in other sheets.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse the following syntax: INDIRECT(ref_text, a1_style)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe parameter \u003cstrong\u003eref_text\u003c/strong\u003e is the cell reference as text and is required (example: \u0026quot;Sheet1!A2\u0026quot;).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe parameter \u003cstrong\u003ea1_style\u003c/strong\u003e is optional and can be TRUE or FALSE.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a1 is TRUE or omitted, ref_text is interpreted as an A1-style reference.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf a1 is FALSE, ref_text is interpreted as an R1C1-style reference.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 id=\"example\" class=\"group\"\u003eExample\u003ca class=\"prose-heading-self-link\" href=\"#example\" aria-label=\"Heading self-link\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/player/add-comment/img/en/screen_LiveRep_comments2-1-300x61.png\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/player/add-comment/img/en/screen_LiveRep_comments2-300x78.png\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the above example, the company name (My Company Inc.), run date (19.09.2017) and period (201709) are retrieved from the report (cells B5, J6 and B6 in Sheet1):\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"/onestopreporting/reporting/reports/player/add-comment/img/en/screen_LiveRep_comments1.png\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this example, the labels have been removed and a date formatting has been applied. We have used the following formulas to achieve this:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e=MID(INDIRECT(\u0026quot;Sheet1!B5\u0026quot;),10,50)\u0026amp;\u0026quot; \u0026quot;\u0026amp;TEXT(INDIRECT(\u0026quot;Sheet1!J6\u0026quot;),\u0026quot;dd.mm.yy\u0026quot;)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e=\u0026quot;For period \u0026quot;\u0026amp;MID(INDIRECT(\u0026quot;Sheet1!B6\u0026quot;),10,50)\u0026amp;\u0026quot; the following are attached:\u0026quot;\u003c/p\u003e\n","children":[]}