Dashboard Progress Icons, can these be set to ignore the Author?

  • DMC July 2012

    Can progress icons be set to ignore the Author when displaying the progress of the proof. This would make it easier to quickly see all the approved proofs.

    For example I have a proof with 2 Reviewers/Approvers, both have approved the proof, but the overall proof progress does not show the approval because to Author has not approved the proof.

    Why would the Author need to open the proof and click approved? Would be not be easier to set the Author to be ignored for approvals?

  • John July 2012

    DMC,

    Thank you for the email. We do have on our development roadmap additional roles for proofs or enhanced roles for proofs that will not require someone with the ability to Add Reviewer and Versions to also not have to make a decision.

    The way that the Author role is currently configured is that a decision will be required. Note that the Author can make a decision of "Not Relevant" to the proof if their decision is not required. Note that the owner of the proof can also update the Authors decision to be Not Relevant from the Proof Details page using the inline editing function.

    When we make the adjustment to roles on proofs we will announce it on our blog here: http://www.proofhq.com/html/blog/

    Please let me know if you have any questions on this.

    Regards,
    John Schuller

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