Comment Types

Security Level/Comment Type Visibility E-mail Notification
Public Visible to all Administrator and non-Administrator users who have access to the application and/or submission. All roles that are assigned e-mail notification privileges and those users with permissions to the application or submission.

Regardless of settings, e-mail notification is sent to the comment owner.

A comment owner is the individual who creates the comment.

Private Visible to Administrators, Submission Managers, Publishers and the Reviewer (owner) of the comment. Submission Manager, Publisher, or Administrator roles that are assigned e-mail notification privileges. Additionally, those users must have permissions to the application or submission.

Regardless of settings, e-mail notification is sent to the comment owner when the comment is either updated or closed.

Personal Visible only to the owner of the comment. None