Rider Journal

The journal documents important project events, feedback, and moods in chronological order for transparent progress tracking.

The Journal area is located within a project in the tab menu. It’s there to chronologically record important events, observations, risks, customer moods, and internal notes. The Journal acts as a timeline-based memory for a project and helps stakeholders track developments and assess communication.

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How it works

In the Journal, entries are recorded in chronological order. Every entry includes:

Mood selection

There are three mood indicators available:

• cry Sad: Negative reactions, escalations, problems.
• neutral Neutral: Factual or open-ended observations.
• slightlysmiling_face _Satisfied: Positive feedback, wins, progress.

Free-entry field

This is where you write the entry content. Typical use cases:

• Feedback or complaints from customers
• internal findings and observations
• documented conversations
• notes about risks or opportunities
• political developments in the project environment

The text field supports paragraph formatting, highlighting and structuring.

Reminder function

Optionally, you can set a date to get a reminder about the entry later. That works well for follow-ups, escalation checks, or review points.

Besides the entry view, the journal overview shows these elements:

Total entries

How many journal notes there are in the project.

First / last entry

Helps you stay oriented in time.

Entries as cards

Every journal entry is shown as a card with:

• Author
• Date
• Mood
• Content
• Edit and delete functions

These cards make escalation communication transparent and traceable. They prevent loss of knowledge and help onboard new team members.

Elements on the interface

• Button “Add journal entry” Opens the dialog to create a new entry.
• Edit icon Lets you make later corrections or changes.
• Delete icon Removes the entry from the journal.
• Mood icons Show the project mood and help with retrospective reviews.
• Reminder status A note below the entry shows when a follow-up was set for.