Adding Comments in Vireo 

Administrative Users in Vireo can add comments about actions taken (or needing to be taken) by using the ADD COMMENT feature. The comment that is added will appear as the most recent item in the Action Log for the ETD record.

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• Selecting this checkbox will change the submission status to NEEDS CORRECTION.

Comment is public

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• Selecting MARK COMMENT AS PRIVATE will exclude the comment from the Action Log in the student submission interface. Only users in the Vireo Admin Interface will be able to see the comment.

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