Initiate a Sidebar chat in the Digital Factory Workspace

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Initiate a Sidebar chat in the Digital Factory Workspace. Sidebar discussion enables operators to collaborate with others when working on deviations, actions, root cause analyses, and standards. For example, if you want to notify the deviation expert that a deviation is fixed and can be closed.

    Before you begin

    Role required: sn_icw.user

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Digital Factory Workspace.
    2. Open the task or standard for which you want to initiate a sidebar discussion.
    3. Select the three-dot menu at the top corner and select Start discussion.
    4. On the Start a Sidebar discussion dialog box, fill in the fields.
    5. Select Start discussion.

    Result

    Added participants are notified. They can join the discussion by selecting the Sidebar discussions icon (Sidebar discussion icon.). To read more about the Sidebar discussions functionality, see Exploring Sidebar.