Initiate a chat from Sidebar in Parallel Review and Feedback

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title: Initiate a chat from Sidebar in Parallel Review and Feedback
description: Initiate a Sidebar chat to collaborate among different stakeholders to brainstorm solutions, clarify details, or coordinate actions regarding the feedback received.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/initiate-chat-sidebar-review-and-feedback.html
release: australia
product: GRC: Risk Management Workspace
classification: grc-risk-management-workspace
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Parallel Review and Feedback in Advanced Risk, Use Risk Workspace, Risk Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance]
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# Initiate a chat from Sidebar in Parallel Review and Feedback

Initiate a Sidebar chat to collaborate among different stakeholders to brainstorm solutions, clarify details, or coordinate actions regarding the feedback received.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_rvw\_feedback.reader

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Risk** > **Risk Workspace**.

2.  Select the list \[Omitted image "ListsIcon.jpg"\] Alt text: list icon. icon.

3.  From the list, navigate to **Parallel Review and Feedback** and select **Feedback**.

4.  Open the Feedback that you want to discuss.

5.  Select **Discuss**.

    The Start a Sidebar discussion dialog box appears.

6.  To initiate Sidebar discussion from the record side-panel, open the record that you want to discuss and do the following:

    1.  In the side-panel, select the list \[Omitted image "side-panel-list-icon.jpg"\] Alt text: side panel list icon. icon.

    2.  Select the feedback.

    3.  Select the More actions \[Omitted image "more-actions-vertical-icon.png"\] Alt text: More actions icon. icon on the feedback, and select **Discuss**.

7.  In the Start a Sidebar discussion dialog box, fill in the fields as appropriate.

<table id="table_pcl_lkb_11c"><thead><tr><th>

Field

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Subject

</td><td>

Option to provide a title for the sidebar discussion.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Add participants

</td><td>

Options to add participants for the sidebar discussion.**Note:** You can include any users with access to this record in this discussion.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Include a brief message for participants

</td><td>

Brief summary about the feedback to be discussed in the sidebar discussion.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>8.  Select **Start discussion**.


**Parent Topic:**[Parallel Review and Feedback in Advanced Risk](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/governance-risk-compliance/grc-risk-management-workspace/integrate-advanced-risk-with-parallel-review-feedback.md)