--- title: "Tell me more about comments." date: "2025-01-09T15:13:24+00:00" summary: "Discover how comments enhance collaboration in Acquia DAM. Learn to view, create, and reply to public and private comments on assets, search for commented assets, and manage comment statuses for efficient workflow." image: type: "page" url: "/acquia-dam/tell-me-more-about-comments" id: "0aaa35b7-68cc-4e76-9a46-c984d0083911" --- Table of contents will be added Comments enable a collaborative workflow for assets on your site. Use them to request updates to assets or ask questions about an asset's use. With [permission](What-does-each-permission-mean), you can view, create, and reply to comments and share private comments with others. You can also search for assets with comments, and if you're a Acquia DAM (Widen) admin, monitor all comments your users submit, including private comments, from the [Comments page](/acquia-dam/what-will-i-see-comments-page "What will I see on the Comments page?"). See and make comments from the Comments tab on the [Asset Details page](/acquia-dam/where-can-i-see-asset-details "Where can I see asset details?"). View and make comments ---------------------- Click the Comment icon on asset thumbnails in search results to see comments that have been made on an asset and to create comments. ![Select Comment to add a public comment to an asset.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/a1e2f794-2bd2-4001-bf40-0cf8812b6326/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw17.png) You can create public and private comments on assets and reply to those comments from the Comments tab. After you add a comment, the date and timestamp of the comment displays. ![See comments on the Comments tab.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/091703f9-8810-45da-a5e1-da0e471bb664/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw13.png) ### _Create public comments_ Public comments display for all users with the Comment on Assets permission enabled. Anyone can respond to public comments. From the Comments tab, click Create Public Comment, then add your comment. ![On the Comments tab, select Create Public Comment to add a new comment to an asset.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/26323916-2add-4748-90f9-fae2e152bd45/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw14.png) ### _Create private comments_ Private comments can only be seen by the recipients you select. From the Comments tab, click Create Private Comment, select a comment status (if one has been set up), and enter your comment. Next, choose who you'd like to share that comment with. You'll see a list of recipients who have access to that asset (or asset group) that you can send your comment to. (More information about comment status is included later in this article.) ![On the Comments tab, select Create Private Comment to share a private comment with other users.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/d0b7cdf4-47ee-4238-999b-a6cc7cff4f20/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw18.png) ### _Reply to public comments_ Quickly reply to comments others have made by clicking Reply All and entering your comment. Anyone who has permission to comment on assets will see your comment when they view the asset. ![Select Reply to All to reply to a public comment.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/6d29f32a-2a4d-4bcf-9fc7-1476c1055fab/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw15.png) ### _Reply to private comments_ If someone shares a private comment to you, or to multiple people, reply to it by clicking Reply or Reply All, choosing a comment status (if one has been set up), and entering your comment. Add recipients if others need to see your comment. ![Select Reply or Reply All to reply to a private comment.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/9643e179-a128-4c2e-8793-fdcc280c31d3/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw11.png) If you reply to a comment, the recipient list will include only the person who initiated the comment. If you reply to all, all recipients the comment was originally shared with will automatically be included. You can add and delete recipients to either reply. If [alert or email notifications](/acquia-dam/user-what-alerts-or-email-notifications-can-i-get "As a user, what alerts or email notifications can I get?") are set up, recipients will be notified. Comment on versions ------------------- If there are multiple [versions](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-create-asset-versions "How do I create asset versions?") of an asset, you can create public or private comments on each version from the Comments tab by clicking Switch Version, then adding your comment. The most recent version of the asset is listed first in the dropdown. ![Select Switch Version to add a comment on a different version of an asset.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/68cb9b50-0846-4b79-b3ba-8ea709d86c6c/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw10.png) Edit and delete comments ------------------------ Click the pencil icon for a comment to make any changes or updates to it or the trash can icon to delete the comment. ![Click the pencil icon to edit a comment or the trash can icon to delete a comment.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/3cf24193-73be-406c-be1e-0ccdeeef48fe/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw0t.png) See most recent comments in the activity feed --------------------------------------------- If there are any public or private comments shared with you, a list of up to 10 of the most recent will display in the [activity feed](Whats-shown-in-the-activity-feed) on the [dashboard](/acquia-dam/what-will-i-see-dashboard "What will I see on the dashboard?"). Click View to be taken to the Comments page where you can review and reply to those comments. ![Select the Comments tab to see recent comments in the activity feed on the dashboard.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/015b7b46-18ba-41ca-ba70-8dfc26ce6aa2/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw16.png) Note that comments cannot be made on collections. Refine searches to see assets with comments ------------------------------------------- Use the [refine search](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-refine-searches "How do I refine searches?") to find assets with public comments. Select Has Public Comments to see those assets. ![Select Has Public Comments to refine search results to find assets with public comments.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/85ef8541-cdb0-473b-9614-b53277b32599/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw12.png) Configure comment status ------------------------ DAM admins can configure the comment status field, which allow you to give feedback for an asset. The comment status can be something like approved, approved with comments, or changes needed, and will show when you share private comments. It's not required that there be a comment status field, and if one is configured, it isn't required that users complete it when submitting a comment. The comment status field is configured similarly to how you configure [dependent metadata fields](What-are-dependent-metadata-fields) using list values. ![Comment status can be set up in the Admin app.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/41f580b4-5093-4276-aebf-49346ab120f1/web/ka0Pb0000006sH300N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005Lw0u.png) To configure the comment status field: 1. Go to the Admin app. 2. Click **Metadata types** under Search Settings in the left navigation. The comments metadata type will display if the Private & Public Comments feature is enabled. To enable this, go to Features within Global Settings.  3. Click **Edit Fields** in the comments metadata type row. 4. Click **Edit** next to List Values to configure the comment status. 5. Enter a value (e.g., approved, changes needed) for the comment status. 6. Click **Add** after each list value is entered. 7. Click **Done** when you've entered all the values. 8. Click **Save**. Permissions ----------- The Comments feature can be enabled by DAM admins on the [Features page](What-are-the-available-features-and-their-permissions). To see and make comments, you must have these permissions: * Comment on Assets: View, make, and reply to public comments. If you don't have this permission, you won't see any comments. * Administrate Comments: View all private comments, make public and private comments, reply to comments, and edit and delete comments.