How to add an attachment to POV Comments?

To add an attachment to the POV Comments  the following steps need to be completed:

1. Go to “Manage attachments” in the Comments menu:

2. When clicked, a popup is opened. This popup contains the list of uploaded attachments and the control to upload the new attachment. To upload the file the user should press "Upload a File" and select the necessary document:

3. From this list you can also delete existing attachments by clicking on the recycle bin to the right of the attachment.

What are the specifics of attachments functionality?

• By default the attachments of the following types: .txt, .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf and not bigger than 20MB are allowed.
• Every action with an attachment is tracked and visible in the “View history” window. The possible actions are “Attachment added” and “Attachment deleted”.
• The attachments functionality follows the same security policy as for the regular narratives: Reader can only view attachment; Editor, Locker and Unlocker can add and delete attachments etc.
• Attachments are displayed at the bottom of the POV Comments box. The name and size of the attachment are shown with an appropriate icon representing the file type.
• If there are no POV Comments then they should be created at the moment of adding the first attachment.
• If the user exports the report then the attachments are not shown at the bottom of the POV Comments box.
• If the report uses master narratives report functionality, then the same rules as for the regular POV Comments are applied

What is the difference between attachments and regular POV Comments?

• Copy from Previous Period copies only POV Comments and not attachments
• Subsidiary Comments do not display the child entity attachments
• Copy Subsidiary Comments copies only Subsidiary Comments and not any child entity attachments