Endorsements

# Endorsement overview

Endorsements are basic building blocks of Maata they are used to collect ideas in short form they don't exceed 250 characters,where they are above those characters they are no longer a endorsement they became a Clause .

# Endorsement features

These are main characteristics of a endorsement

1. Endorsement is a short form of text.
2. Endorsement content doesn't exceed 250 characters.
3. Endorsement can be public or private.
4. Endorsement has a short description describing the actual endorsement content.
5. Endorsement has a name which is a one or two words summary of the endorsement content.

# Create endorsement

From the image above you can create a endorsement in multiple ways:

1. From a specific deployment/ consultation you create a endorsement using thecreate endorsement button down on the endorsements tab.
2. From a quick action on deployment page

You have to fill out the endorsement creation form and save it .

• name: is a summarized endorsement content is few word not more than 4
• content: is the actual full content of a endorsement which doesn't exceed 250 characters
• description: is a description of endorsement content
• open: this is to control who you want to view your endorsement
• auth: this is to control if a user has to own account or not to view the endorsement being created

# View endorsement

View a endorsement you will see a endorsement in full details with all its meta data.

# Edit endorsement

You can edit a endorsement in various:

1. From the endorsement view there is an edit button .
2. From the endorsement settings there is an edit button

Once you reach the page you adjust the endorsement as needed and save those changes

# Endorsement settings

The endorsement settings page control endorsement in general from knowing the creator , to deleting the endorsement. From settings you get all the interactions around a endorsement such as comments, huddles, votes, attachments, endorsements ,...

# Delete endorsement

You can delete a endorsement , with all the required credentials.

NB : This is an irreversible process procede with caution

# Endorsement actions

This is a endorsement quick action menu , where you can start interaction around a endorsement using:

1. Endorsements: this enables to give a endorsement an endorsement
2. Comments: this enables to give a endorsement a comment
3. Votes: this enables to give a endorsement a vote
4. Huddles: this enables to give a endorsement a huddle
5. Attachments: this enables to give a endorsement an attachment