Reports
Overview
The Comment Report feature in e-PlanVUE enables users to generate and download detailed reports containing document comments and markups. This guide walks you through the complete process in four simple steps.
Navigation: Accessing Comment Reports
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Where to Find It: “Reports” is located as the third item in the left-side navigation panel of the e-PlanVUE interface.
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Who Can Access: The Reports menu is available to all users, regardless of role.
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Active State Styling: When selected, “Reports” is highlighted in green to indicate it is active.
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No Available Documents: If you don’t have documents in My Workspace or Shared With Me, you will see:
“No comment reports are available at this time.”
Step 1: Choose a Document
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Click on Reports in the navigation menu.
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You will be prompted to select a document for the report.
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Allowed: Select one document only.
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Not Allowed: Selecting multiple documents.
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If needed, you can search for a document using the search bar (top-right corner of the modal).
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Click Apply to proceed or Cancel to reset and remain in Step 1.
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If you want to reselect a document, click the document name again to reopen the file selection modal.
Important: The system will check the selected file for the presence of at least one markup/comment.
If none found: A message will appear indicating that no comments exist to generate a report.
If comments are present: You will proceed to Step 2.
Step 2: Apply Filter
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Choose one of the following filter options:
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All Comments
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My Comments Only
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Other e-PlanVUE User Comments Only
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The "Generate Report" button is disabled until a filter is selected.
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Once selected, the button will turn green.
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You may also click:
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Back to return to Step 1.
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Cancel to reset and return to the beginning of the flow.
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Step 3: Generate the Report
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Click Generate Report.
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A spinner will appear to indicate progress.
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Outcomes:
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Success:
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A modal appears: “Report Created Successfully”
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Options:
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Download: Save the report to your Downloads folder.
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Close: Returns you to the beginning of the report flow (Step 1).
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Failure:
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The screen resets to Step 1.
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A message appears:
“Report Generated Unsuccessfully. Please try again.”
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Step 4: Download the Report
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The report is generated in XLSX format.
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It is saved to your computer’s Downloads folder.
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All data is 100% editable once opened in Excel.
Summary of Key Rules
Action |
Outcome/Behavior |
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Select more than one document |
Not allowed |
Apply without comment presence |
Prevented, user receives a warning message |
Filter required before Generate |
Yes, generate button stays disabled otherwise |
Cancel at any step |
Resets to default Step 1 view |
Edit downloaded report |
Fully editable XLSX file |