View Comment File

Explanation

Use this activity to access a redline file in view-only format. Changes should not be made because the view-only redline file cannot be checked in. Other users can check out the redline file for editing when the file is checked out in view-only format. The redline application then has to create the redline file before it is viewed. If a redline file already exists, the redline application will open it when it finds it on disk. Different redline applications work differently in how the redline files are created and handled. The redline/comment functionality in IFS Document Management is compatible with how the redline tool RxHighlight works.

Prerequisites

• An external redlining application must be installed and configured.
• The redline file must have been checked in.

System Effects

After clicking View, the external redline application starts and opens both the original file and the redline file in view-only format.

Window

Document Revision

Related Window Descriptions

Document Revision
Document Revision/General

Procedure

1. Open the Document Revision window and query for a document revision with a redline file. 
2. Right-click, point to Comment, and then click View to start the redline application and open the file in view-only format.