Get Requirements Reviewed With Confluence Inline Comments (Add and Resolve)
Review a requirements page in Confluence with inline comments: select the exact words, ask the question, and resolve the thread once it is answered. Shown on a real requirements table.
Step by step
Why inline comments
- Review with comments. Before requirements are signed off, people review them. Inline comments let a reviewer point at the exact words, instead of sending you a long email.
Ask a question
- Edit. Click edit.
- Select the words. A reviewer thinks one priority is wrong. Click in its cell, press home, then shift and end, to select the word should.
- Add the comment. A small toolbar appears. Click comment. Ask a clear question, and say why. Should this be a must? Discount codes are in the launch email. Click add.
- Update. And click update, to save the page.
Answer and resolve
- Read the thread. On the page, the word is now highlighted. Everyone can see there is an open question about it. As the author, click it to read the comment. Here is the question. You can reply in the box below it, or fix the requirement first.
- Resolve it. Once the question is answered, click resolve. The highlight goes away, and the thread is kept in the page history. To see every comment on the page, open and resolved, click view all comments.
Recap
- Select, ask, resolve. So, select the exact words, click comment, and ask a clear question with a reason. When it is answered, resolve it. Sign off only when no comments are open. Subscribe for more Confluence tips for business analysts.
