Reviews let you get formal sign-off from teammates before committing a new version. This is how Rockhopper replaces informal review processes — email chains, Slack messages, or verbal approvals — with a structured, auditable workflow.
When to use reviews
Any team member can request a review on a file that has uncommitted changes. Common scenarios:
A contributor finishes updating a model and wants a manager to verify the changes before the version is committed
A team lead wants sign-off from two reviewers before locking in a quarterly close spreadsheet
Someone spots an issue and wants to flag it for review before discarding changes
Requesting a review
Open the Reviews panel (from the File Versions page or the Difference Analysis page)
Reviews panel icon in the navigation bar
You can also access the reviews panel from the Difference Analysis page.
Reviews tab in the Difference Analysis right panel
Click Request review
Enter a subject line describing what needs review
Select one or more reviewers from the dropdown
Add a brief description with context or instructions
Submit
Review request form with subject, reviewers, and description
Reviewers receive an email notification. The review appears in the Reviews panel with a Pending status.
Review showing as Pending in the Reviews panel
Reviewing and approving
When you're assigned a review:
Open the review from the Reviews panel or from the email notification
Look at the file diff to understand what changed
Review details panel showing reviewer statuses
Expanded review details with activity history
Use the Comments tab within the review to leave feedback or ask questions (these comments also appear in the main comment thread)
4. When you're satisfied, click Approve and add an optional note
Approve review dialog
Review marked as Approved
The review is marked Approved once every assigned reviewer has approved.
Review statuses
Status
Meaning
Pending
Waiting for one or more reviewers to respond
Approved
All reviewers have approved
Cancelled
The review was dismissed by the creator or a manager
Creating versions with pending reviews
What happens if you try to create a new version while reviews are still pending?
Your role
What you can do
Manager
Can dismiss any pending review and proceed with the version
Contributor
Can only dismiss reviews you originally requested
Manager dismissing pending reviews when creating a version
Contributor cannot dismiss reviews they didn't request
Editing a review
The person who created a review can edit it at any time — click the options menu (...) on the review and select Edit.
4. When you're satisfied, click Approve and add an optional note
