annotations-master-data-services.md

title	Annotations
ms.custom
ms.date	03/01/2017
ms.prod	sql
ms.prod_service	mds
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ms.technology	master-data-services
ms.topic	conceptual
helpviewer_keywords	annotations [Master Data Services] annotations [Master Data Services], about annotations
ms.assetid	8c6401ef-17f0-41f5-be7a-01f49141f04c
author	lrtoyou1223
ms.author	lle

Annotations (Master Data Services)

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In [!INCLUDEssMDSshort], annotations are comments that you enter to provide details about transactions.

You can annotate a transaction to provide information about why an action was taken. You must select a transaction to add a related annotation. Annotations are displayed along with transactions in:

• The Explorer functional area of the [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] web application.

• The Version Management functional area of the [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] web application.

• The MDS [!INCLUDEssMDSXLS].

Related Tasks

Task Description	Topic
Add an annotation to a transaction.	Annotate a Transaction (Master Data Services)

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• Transactions (Master Data Services)