Examine the output of a Collaborative Review

You can compare the content of a Collaborative Review (CR) with another object, such as a former snapshot of a map, an Approval, or another CR, in either an Authoring or Translation cycle that you select as part of the CR process.

About this task

You can use a redline comparison to highlight changes to content between two versions so that reviewers can quickly scan the CR for differences. In CCMS Web, the simplest method of interacting with the CR is the real-time online version, though it does require you to refresh your screen to obtain the latest annotations or responses.

Note: Redline comparisons depend on the version you use.

  • For versions prior to 7.1, you can only create a redline comparison between two CRs of the same map.

  • As of version 7.1, you can create a redline comparison for any existing object, such as a snapshot, an Approval of the same map, a previous snapshot of the same map, or a CR of the same map, as long as the object is in the same language. There is no option for comparisons between different languages.
Note: When creating a CR, you can also generate a PDF for reviewer download. If you create a CR with a redline comparison, the downloaded PDF contains an identical redline comparison.
Figure: Sample Collaborative Review with a redline comparison

To examine the output of a Collaborative Review:

Procedure

  1. Follow the steps to generate a CR. See Create a Collaborative Review.
  2. If you are assigned as a reviewer, locate the CR in your assignments list and follow the steps to add annotations and to mark your input as finished. See Mark a review as finished.
  3. As a writer, monitor the CR assignment for completion, and then interact with the annotations. See Monitor an assignment for completion and Work on an assigned Collaborative Review and its related sub-topics.
  4. If you need your reviewers to re-review the CR annotations and your updates, see Send a Collaborative Review back to reviewers.
  5. Optional: To send a reviewer and independent email as part of the discussion, click and proceed as you would for a standard email notification.