Authors are responsible for responding to questions that they have been assigned. They can be assigned individual questions as well as entire sections.
Assigning an Author to a Section
To assign an author to a section:
- Select a project from your project list, then click on the Sections tab.
- Select the section(s) to assign by checking the box next to the section name.
- Click Edit, then Assign Authors.
- Enter the author's name in the Authors field. Make sure the Assign selected authors to sections radio button is selected. Also, a due date and message can be added as needed.
- When finished, click Assign and Queue Notification to send the author(s) a notification later via the Pending Notifications Queue, or click Assign and Send Notification to send the notification immediately.
Removing Authors from Sections
When an author is assigned, it will add them to the section without replacing the existing authors. In order to remove authors, it must be done manually.
To remove an author from a section:
- Select a project from your project list, then click on the Sections tab.
- Select the section(s) to assign by checking the box next to the section name.
- Click Edit, then Remove Authors.
- Enter the author's name in the Authors field. If the user is not currently an author, their name will not appear. When finished, click Remove.
