Import annotations

Import annotations from the previous major or minor version to save time while preparing a document for review.

• Automatically import annotations
• Manually import annotations
• Undo import annotations
• How Vodori places annotations

Automatically import annotations

When starting a new circulation or a new major version of a document, Vodori will automatically prompt you to import any unresolved annotations from the prior version. 

The import event will appear in the audit trail, and all imported annotations will indicate the version they were imported from. If you choose “Decline,” no annotations will be imported.

Manually import annotations

If you choose Decline, you can choose to import annotations from the prior version at a later date from the Viewer side panel.

1. In the side panel, click “Add annotations.”
2. In the dropdown, select “Import annotations.”
   
3. Click “Confirm import.”

Please note that this option is available when your job should be in the "Preparation" status.

Undo import annotations

If you import annotations, then change your mind, you can undo the import. 

1. In the side panel, click “Add annotations”.
2. Select “Undo annotation import.”
   

See it in action:

Retained Annotations on an Updated File

When updating a document's file, annotations from the prior file are retained by default. Retained annotations are placed at the same x,y coordinates as the prior file; thus, if the document layout or page sequences have changed, the annotations may need to be moved for accurate placement.  

How Vodori places annotations

• We use two things to determine where to place an annotation:
  • The page number the original annotation was on
  • The X and Y coordinates of the original annotation location
• In some cases, we may not know where to place an annotation. For example, if version 1.0 of a document had 8 pages, but version 1.1 only has 7, we’re not able to place annotations that were previously on page 8. In these cases, we convert those annotations to general annotations.
• If the import places annotations in the wrong location due to new edits in the document, use the move annotation option to place annotations in the correct location. Use the same option to place a general annotation on the document.
• You can import annotations for videos, too. However, if the video file changes, all annotations will be converted to general annotations upon import. Move annotations to add them back to the video.
• X and Y coordinate locations for annotations are stored separately from the rendition as relative positional data (not pixel-based). Our system dynamically processes this information to display it appropriately to users as the rendition scales according to the user’s screen size.

Tips

• Before importing annotations, resolve annotations that you do not want to import to the new version. Resolved annotations are not imported.
• *IMPORTANT* You can only import annotations from the most recent job on the immediate previous version of a document.
  • For example, if a document has versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2, you can import from 1.1 to 1.2, but you cannot import from 1.0 to 1.2. Learn more about versioning documents.
  • Similarly, annotations are imported from the most recent job on the version. For example, if v1.0 was approved, then someone modified the expiration date, annotations would be imported from the modify dates job.
• You must be an initiator, content owner, collaborator, or coordinator to import annotations.

Related help topics

• Move an annotation
• Document versions
• Modify a document