How to Use Tags, References and Comments in Processing Activities
Smart collaboration is built into every processing activity. You can:
dotLegal lets you collaborate on processing activities using tags, references, and comments. Use these tools to organise your work, link to relevant documentation, and communicate with colleagues directly within each activity.
- Tag users and documents
- Add internal comments
- Link directly to policies or systems
Tags
Tags let you group processing activities for easier reporting and filtering. You can create custom tag labels, assign multiple tags to a single activity, and filter your activity list by tag in the overview.

References
In any description field, you can reference documentation or colleagues by:
- Typing
/to reference documentation - Using
@to tag a colleague - Using
#to tag a topic or category
These references create clickable links, making it easy for colleagues to navigate directly to the relevant documentation, colleague profile, or topic.

Comments
Each processing activity includes a comment module in the bottom-right corner. Use it to:
- Ask questions
- Leave instructions
- Subscribe to updates

Use tags, references, and comments to collaborate across departments — all within dotLegal.