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Manage document details and comments

View document metadata, update its status and type, download the file, and collaborate with your team using comments from the document detail panel.

Audience

This guide is designed for project manager.

Steps

Step 1: Open the document detail panel

In your project’s document list, select a document to open its detail panel on the right-hand side, showing its title, current status, type, and processing information.

Open the document detail panel

Step 2: Review document information and processing status

At the top of the panel, review the document’s key information, including its name, document type, current status, and any processing or comparison indicators shown with icons and labels.

Review document information and processing status

Step 3: Download the document

Use the Download button in the panel header to retrieve the current version of the document as a file to your computer.

Download the document

Step 4: Update document type and status

In the details section, adjust the document type and status fields using the available options to correctly categorise the document, then prepare to save your changes.

Update document type and status

Step 5: Save your changes

Click the Save button in the panel to apply your updates to the document’s metadata; a confirmation message appears when the changes are successfully saved.

Save your changes

Step 6: Upload a new revision for comparison

Use the revision upload option to add a new version of the drawing or document, enabling side-by-side comparison of changes within the comparison viewer.

Upload a new revision for comparison

Step 7: View and compare document revisions

Open the comparison viewer to inspect differences between the current document and a selected previous revision, using navigation controls to move between changes.

View and compare document revisions

Step 8: Share the document with organisation members

Open the Share dialog from the detail panel to choose which project or organisation members can access the document, then confirm to send or update sharing permissions.

Share the document with organisation members

Step 9: Add a comment on the document

In the comments section, type your message into the comment box, optionally mentioning specific members, then select the Send icon to post it to the discussion thread.

Add a comment on the document

Step 10: Review comment history and avatars

Scroll through the comments list to see each message along with the commenter’s name, avatar or initials, and timestamp to understand the discussion and decisions made.

Review comment history and avatars

Step 11: Collapse or expand the detail panel

Use the expand or minimise control on the panel edge to change its width, giving more space to the main document viewer or to the details and comments as needed.

Collapse or expand the detail panel

Step 12: Close the document detail panel

When you have finished reviewing or editing, select the Close icon at the top of the panel to return to the main project view without the detail panel.

Close the document detail panel


Last updated: 2026-02-10