Dashboard Comment Section - Chart Attribution Dropdown at Comment Creation

What is the problem or goal you're trying to solve or accomplish?

When users add a comment using the general comment section (global dashboard thread), there is no mechanism to associate the comment with a specific chart at the time of creation. This leads to ambiguous comments in the general thread where it's unclear whether the user is referring to a specific chart, a general dashboard concern, or something unrelated. Users unfamiliar with the platform are especially prone to using the general comment section instead of the chart-level comment icon, resulting in poorly contextualized feedback and confusion for other collaborators.

How are you solving it currently?

Teams rely on user education: instructing members to specify which chart they're referring to in the comment body if using the general comment section, or to use the chart-level comment icon directly when commenting on a specific chart. This is a manual and inconsistently followed practice with no platform-level enforcement.

What is your recommended solution?

When a user creates a comment via the general comment section, display a mandatory dropdown before the comment can be published, with options such as:

• General dashboard comment

• Chart comment

If the user selects "Chart comment," a second dropdown should appear requiring them to select the specific chart they are referring to. The comment cannot be submitted until a selection is made. This enforces attribution at the creation step without disrupting the workflow for users intentionally leaving general dashboard-level comments.