1. User's Guide
  2. Data and Data Cells
  3. Cell Comments
  4. Cell Comments in Planning and EPM Cloud

Cell Comments in Planning and EPM Cloud

You can add one or more comments per data cell; each data cell can contain comments from multiple users.

Cloud data source types: Planning

On-premises data source types: Oracle Hyperion Planning

In release 11.1.2.5.620 and later, Oracle Smart View for Office conforms to the character limit set in Planning. Depending on the permission level assigned to you by the administrator, you may be able to do any of the following in a data cell:

  • Add comments.

  • View the comments that you and other users have added.

  • Delete comments that you have entered. You cannot delete comments added by other users.

Cells that contain comments can be associated with a cell style. See Cell Styles.

Watch this overview video to get acquainted with some basic Smart View functionality, including cell comments.

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To add comments to a data cell:

  1. Select one data cell or a range of data cells in an ad hoc grid.

    Use the Shift key to select a range of data cells. Do not use the Ctrl key to select cell ranges.

  2. From the Planning or Planning Ad Hoc ribbon, select Cell Actions and then Comments.
  3. From Comments, click Add Comment button.
  4. If you selected a range of cells in step 1, you can either enter comments for one cell at a time or apply a comment to all selected cells.

    • To enter a comment for one cell, select the cell from the drop-down menu.

    • To enter a comment for all selected cells, select Apply to all selected cells.

  5. In the field at the right, enter a comment. If you want to format the comment, use HTML tags.
  6. Click Save button to save the comment.

    The comment is displayed in the list of comments to the left of the comment field. This list contains comments entered by all users.

  7. Click OK.
  8. Optional: To delete a comment, click Delete button. You can delete only the comments that you have entered.