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Review Variables and Report

The Review feature of the Lineos DM add-in enables you to review a report as well as each linked variable instance in a document or report. Disclosure Management's user role-based precision review assures that the right people are reviewing the right content.

Review Variable Instances

  1. Open the document or report from the Disclosure Management website.
  2. On the ribbon, select the Lineos DM tab and click Show Variables.
  3. Type the email address of your account in the Login window if it prompts and click Login.
  4. Lineos DM displays a variable list in the Variables panel, showing all instances of the variables used in the document by default.

    List showing variables used in the document

  5. The variable instances that are ready for review have the To Review button in it. Select a to-be-reviewed variable instance, Lineos DM then automatically navigates the document to the page containing the variable instance and highlights it in the content. Review the variable data, then click the To Review button and select Approved or Rejected to update the status.
  6. Repeat the preceding step to review other variable instances.
  7. To review all instances of a variable, click the Instances: x button in a variable instance. The Variables panel then displays the current variable with all its instances.

    The Variable panel displaying the current variable with all its instances

    The icons in the variable indicate the status of its instances:

    • The status icon indicating the Editing status - Editing
    • The status icon indicating the To Review status- To Review
    • The status icon indicating the Approved status - Approved
    • The status icon indicating the Rejected status - Rejected
  8. You can work with the variable instances as follows:
    • Click the ellipsis at the top right corner of the variable to approve or reject all the instances.

      The ellipisis menu to approve/reject all variable instances

    • Click the Show drop-down list to display all instances of the variable or instances of certain status.

      Options in the Show drop-down list for variable

    • Update the status of each instance using the status button under the instance.
  9. To go back to the variable list, click the back arrow on the panel title.

Review Report

In addition to changing workflow status on the Disclosure Management website, the workflow assignees can review a report and update the status via the Lineos DM Word add-in.

  1. Open the report from the Disclosure Management website.
  2. Click Show Outline in the Lineos DM tab on the ribbon. Lineos DM displays the outline of the report and shows a status button on the sections that are assigned to you.

    The report outline showing review setting

  3. The icons under the report root node indicate the status of the report sections you are involved in. You can filter the sections you want to display in the outline based on their status using the Show all drop-down list.

    Options for filter report sections based on review status

  4. Click a section in the outline to navigate to that section in the report, then review the content and click the status button under the section in the outline to change its status.
  5. Repeat the preceding step to review other sections.

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