Replying to Comments

In ShopBlue, comments can be made within requisitions, POs, vouchers, and receivers. These comments can also be sent directly to other users.  These comments should also be replied to within ShopBlue, if required.

How to Reply to Comments

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1. Receive Email Notification and Click View Comment

When a comment is sent to you in ShopBlue, you will receive an email notification from ShopBlue from the sender DoNotReply@sciquest.com. To go directly to that comment, click View Comment (Figure 1).

Zoom image: Figure 1 When a comment is sent to you in ShopBlue, you will receive an email notification from ShopBlue from the sender DoNotReply@sciquest.com. To go directly to that comment, click View Comment.

Figure 1

2. Click Reply To

To reply to these comments, click the Arrow icon on the right-hand side
 (Figure 2).

Zoom image: Figure 2 To reply to the comment, click Reply To next to the name of the previous sender.

Figure 2

3. Enter Your Message and Click Add Comment

Enter your message. A check mark will appear next to the person you are directly replying to You can add others who have been a part of this document by checking the box next to their name. You can also add someone new by clicking Add Recipient and searching for whom you’d like to add. 

Note: here you can also attach documents you may need to send by clicking Choose File.

Then to finish, click the Check Mark (Figure 3).

Zoom image: Figure 3 Enter your message in the field. The person you are directly replying to will already be selected to receive the comment. You can choose to send the comment to other people who have been part of the document by checking the box next to their name. You can also choose to add someone new by clicking add email recipient…, then searching for the person you want to add. You can attach documents by clicking Choose File. When finished, click Add Comment.

Figure 3

4. View Added Comment

Your comment will now be added to the document. It will show the name of the recipient underneath the comment. The recipient will receive an email with your comment (Figure 4).

Zoom image: Figure 4 View the comment you added to the document. Beneath the comment it will show who it was sent to. That person will receive an email notification with the comment.

Figure 4