Comments on list DispForm.aspx and EditForm.aspx

[Ingeborg Hawighorst]

Hello,

I have a SharePoint list form customised with PowerApps. I just noticed a new feature. When the form is showing full screen, for example when the link to the item is clicked in a list web part, then the DispForm.aspx page opens up with a side panel for comments. Same when the EditForm.aspx is opened. The comments panel can be shown/hidden with a button at the top right.

I have half a million question about this new feature.

First: Is there any documentation?

And in lieu of that:

Where are these comments stored? How do I know if someone commented on an item I created? Can that feature be configured? Turned off? What are the options? It does not look like I can @-mention anyone. Why not?

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@Ingeborg Hawighorst 

Some Tiny Explanations:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-and-reply-to-comments-in-list-items-9407aab9-6d43-475...

Good news that 

Note: If you don’t see comments, check with your admin who may have disabled commenting.
Admins can configure this option.

Regards, 

Keti

[#3]

@Ingeborg Hawighorst 

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. Documentation: Add and reply to comments in list items 
2. The comments are stored inside list schema itself.
3. You will see a colored comments icon at the right side of "Title" column in list view if someone commented on item (or you can see the comments in details pane & list forms).
4. You can turn off this feature using PowerShell - Currently you can disable it at tenant level not site/list level.
5. @mentions is not yet supported, it is in development currently - Roadmap  

You can find all this information in detail in below blog:

SharePoint Online: All you need to know about Commenting in Lists 

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