Enabling Document Review
The administrator must enable document review by setting the properties in the PTC RV&S Administration Client for the document type.
1. Select > .
2. Select the document type and from the shortcut menu, select Edit Type.
3. In the Edit Type window, select Properties.
4. Set the following properties:
◦ MKS.RQ.type.comments.enable — To enable commenting, value of the property must be set to true.
◦ MKS.RQ.type.comments.stateField.value — The value of the property is the state in which the review session is triggered.
For example,
MKS.RQ.type.comments.stateField.value="In Review"
◦ MKS.RQ.field.comment.reviewersField — The value of the property is a user field that contains a list of reviewers for the document.
For example,
MKS.RQ.field.comment.reviewersField="Reviewers"
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• The field mentioned as the value of the MKS.RQ.field.comment.reviewersField property cannot be an empty field, the field must be added to the Visible Fields for the document type.
• The reviewers must be added and saved before the document moves to the state which mentioned as the value for MKS.RQ.type.comments.stateField.value property.
• Any edits to the list of reviewers in the active review session is not supported. To assign revised list of reviewers for the document, you must abort the current review session by moving the document state from the state defined in the value of the MKS.RQ.type.comments.stateField.value property to an earlier state. Update the reviewers list and then move the document to the state defined in the value of the MKS.RQ.type.comments.stateField.value property. This creates a new review session with the revised list of reviewers.
• The document and the nodes should not be edited when the document moves to the state which is mentioned as the value for MKS.RQ.type.comments.stateField.value property.
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PTC RV&S sends an e-mail to the reviewers and the author of the document when the document is moved to the state mentioned in MKS.RQ.type.comments.stateField.value property. PTC RV&S should be configured to send the e-mail to the author and the reviewers as mentioned in Configuring E-mail Notification.