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How to raise an issue to feedback on issues encountered within the Authoring Platform, or suggest improvements and/or new features for consideration in future releases. Every view in the Authoring Platform (AP) includes a standard footer which has a Raise an Issue
button located in the bottom right corner of the web page.
Press The Raise an Issue pop-up form is presented. If the form height is larger than your available web browser display height, a vertical scroll bar will appear to allow you to scroll down and see all the form content (the form header title and footer actions remain visible whilst scrolling). The following fields are available: The form footer has a Enter the desired details. The more information included the better, but also try to be as concise as possible and ideally keep to one identifiable issue per submission - this will simplify subsequent processing and hence make it quicker to assess, prioritise and investigate further if needed. The minimum needed is a brief one-line The You can use the An indication of the issue impact or urgency can be included using the Including your The opt-in checkbox enables the form to capture details about your current web browser environment. You can press the Press For the International Authoring Platform this creates a Devops Support (INFRA) ticket, which the Technical Team will assess, prioritise and respond to with appropriate notifications and follow-up actions (your patience is appreciated!). Alternatively, if you have decided not to raise an issue since opening the form, simply press Close has no second chance! Be wary there is no guard on the Steps References Raise an Issue
to report issues or submit change requests related to AP usability and features.Summary
(required, single line text, maximum of 255 characters)Description
(multi-line text with markup formatting support for structured text)Priority
(single choice option list selector)Name
(single line text, maximum of 255 characters)Email
(single line text, maximum of 255 characters)Include data about your current environment, like the browser and page URL
(opt-in checkbox)Submit
action button and a Close
link.Summary
of the issue. Everything below that on the form is optional.Description
field supports formatting options for structured text. Press the small question mark icon to open a Text Formatting Notation Help pop-up window with guidelines on including advanced formatting (wiki) markup.Attach file (Choose Files)
field to include a file attachment such as a screenshot.Priority
drop-down selector options. This will be taken into account when assessing the submitted issue but it will be treated as advisory and considered with additional contexts, including capacity and release scheduling - please elaborate any critical dependencies in the Description to help with follow-up prioritisation!Name
and Email
will help in identification, tracking and follow-up notifications/discussions.What is included in the data about my current environment?
link to preview those details and help decide whether or not to include them if unsure. Including them can help the technical support teams when troubleshooting defect reports, particularly anything related to screen presentation/layout, but of course it's entirely optional.Submit
in the form footer to submit your entered feedback details. A Thank you for your feedback! message will appear for 5 seconds and then the pop-up form will automatically close, returning you to whatever AP context you were in when the Raise an Issue
button was pressed.Close
in the form footer to immediately close the pop-up dialogue and return to your AP context.Close
action - as soon at it is pressed, any entered information is lost. If you want to preserve anything for a later submission please use your local environment cut/paste tools to capture anything essential first!