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Right menu in a topic board

Written by Sjaak Velthoven

The right menu on the topics page can be found by clicking on the info icon towards the right of the search bar below the topic banner. Click the icon to open a menu that contains information about selected topics and topic boards.

This is what the topic banner can look like:

This is what the info icon can look like:

This is what the right menu can look like when expanded.

This article contains information about the following topics:

1. Selection info

This is what the top part of the right menu can look like:

1.1 Selected topics

On the very top of the right menu the amount of selected topics are displayed.

1.2 Topic board info

1.2.1 Multiple boards

On the all topics board, or when topics from multiple boards are selected the topic board info says "Multiple boards selected"

1.2.2 Board name

After navigating to a specific topic board, or when all selected topics are from the same board the topic board name is displayed here.

2. No topics

This is what the right menu can look like when no topics are selected:

1.1 Update selected topics

Says "No topics are selected when expanded." when no topics are selected.
In this menu a selected topic can be viewed and updated.

With multiple topics selected topics can be batch-updated here.

1.2 Access control​ for topic board

When no topics are selected the access control for topic board menu is only displayed when navigating to a single topic board.

In the all topics board, select a topic to see the access control of the board that topic is in.

Click here to read more about topic baord access control.

3. Single topic

With a single topic selected topic information can be updated in the right menu without having to click on the topic to load its content page.

This is what the right menu can look like when a single topics is selected:

3.1 Update selected topic

This is what the right menu can look like when a single topic is selected:

3.1.1 Topic header

This is what the topic header can look like:

3.1.2 Topic body

Below the topic header the topic body can be found with description and comments.

From here descriptions and comments can be added and new comments can be created.
Click here to read more about the topic body.

3.2 Documents

Click here to read more about related documents.

3.3 Objects

Click here to read more about related objects.

3.4 Topics

Click here to read more about related topics.

3.5 Access control for topic board

Since a single topic is always in one topic board the access control for topic board menu shows the access to the topic board that the selected topic is in.
Click here to read more about topic baord access control.

Configure access

Click configure access to edit the access to the topic board the selected topic is in.

Access required: Administrator

Note: While the access of the board reflects the access to the selected topic what is displayed in this menu is the access for the whole board the topic is in and not only the selected topic itself.

4. Multiple topics

With multiple topics selected topic information can be batch updated in the right menu without having to open each topic to load its content page.

Update selected topics a single board

This is what the update selected topics menu can look like when multiple topics from the same topic board are selected:

Status

Set or update the status from multiple topics at once.

Type

Set or update the type from multiple topics at once.

Assigned to

Set or change the assignee for multiple topics at once or choose unassign to unassign the assignee from multiple topics at once.

Requested by

Set or change the requestee of multiple topics at once or choose unassign to unassign the requestee from multiple topics at once.

Due date / Milestone

Set or change a due date/milestone of multiple topics at once.

In the due date/milestone menu click remove due date or remove milestone to instantly remove the due date/milestone from multiple topics at once.

Edit labels

Add labels

Add a label to multiple topics at once.

Remove labels

Remove a label from multiple topics at once.

Priority

When the same label is added in both menus removing the label gets priority.

Custom fields

Set a custom field value or set the field to no value for multiple topics at once.

Note 1: Fields that are configured as required in topic board settings cannot be unset.
Note 2: It is only possible to update text, integer and decimal fields and not unset them although integer and decimal fields can be nulled and text can be set to a single space.

Commment

Add a comment to multiple topics at once.

It is only possible to add comments to multiple topics at once and not edit or remove comments.

Unset value

After choosing a value in any of the fields, remove the value by clicking on the x to the right of each field.

Note: This x is not for clearing the field but just for clearing the value. Some fields have extra values for clearing the field in this menu

Save

Click Save to commit your changes.

Update selected topics from multiple boards

This is what the update selected topics menu can look like when multiple topics from different topic boards are selected:

If topics from multiple boards are selected the status and type cannot be updated.

The selectable users in assigned to and requester will also limited to the users that have access to the topic boards of all the selected topics.

Save

Click Save to commit the changes.

Batch update access requirement

It is only possible to batch update topics where a user has write access to the topic board.

Access required: Write access to the topic board of each of the selected topics.

Access control for topic board

When all selected topics are from the same topic board the access control from that board can be seen in this menu without having to go to topic board settings.

Configure access

Click configure access to edit the access to the topic board that the selected topics are in.

Access required: Administrator

Note: While the access of the board reflects the access to the selected topics what is displayed in this menu is the access for the whole board the topics are in and not only the selected topics themselves.

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