# Options Assigned to a Story
## Creating a Story: *Create New Story* option
* Navigate to the Platform homepage.
* Right-click anywhere on the ***My Documents*** or ***Public Documents*** blank space to get the context menu.
* Click the ***Create New Story*** option form the context menu.
OR
* Navigate to the Platform homepage.
* Click the ***Options*** icon to open the context menu from the Platform Homepage.
* Select the ***Create New Story*** option from the context menu.
* (In all the scenarios) The ***Create New Story*** window opens.
* Enter a title for the story document.
* Describe the story document (optional).
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* The story document gets created, and Data Store list appears to begin with the Story module.
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* Once you get the Data Store list page you may navigate back to the space where the story document creation was intended (i.e., In this case, Navigate to the ***My Documents*** space).
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* You can see the newly created Story document added to the ***My Documents*** space.
## Options Assigned to a Story
* Select an existing story document.
* Use the right-click on it to get the credited options for a story in a context menu.
### Open in New Tab
The user can open the selected story in a new tab by using this option.
* Click the ***Open in New Tab*** option from the ***Story*** context menu containing all the credited options.
* The concerned story opens in a new tab.
### Properties
* Select the ***Properties*** option from the ***Options*** ***menu***.
* A new screen pops up with some options:
#### **Properties**
Displays the basic properties of the selected Business Story.
* The user can upload an image by using the ***Browse*** option.
* Click the ***Copy link*** icon to copy the open document link.
* Select an option out of the ***Can view*** and ***Can edit*** options by using the radio button.
* Click the ***Save*** option to save the properties settings.
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*Please Note:* The users can select via the ***Properties*** screen whether the other users to whom the story document has been shared with view-only rights or they can edit the shared copy.
* If a document gets shared using the ***Can View*** option, it will only have the **View only access**.
* If a document gets shared using the ***Can edit*** option, then **the document can be modified by the user.**
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#### **Share with User**
The story document gets shared with the selected user or users.
* Select the ***Share with User*** tab.
* Search for a specific user(s) using the search bar.
* Select a user or multiple users by using the tick marks in the given box(es).
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A success message appears, “**Document privilege has been updated successfully**”.
* The story document gets shared with the selected user or users.
#### **Share with Group**
The story document gets shared with the selected user group or user groups.
* Select the ***Share with Group*** tab.
* Search for the specific (user) Group(s) via the Search bar.
* Select a user group or multiple user groups using the tick marks in the given box(es).
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A success message appears, “**Document privilege has been updated successfully.**"
* The story document gets shared with the selected user group or user groups.
{% hint style="info" %} Please Note: If a story document is shared using this option, then the selected users or user groups receive a view-only copy. The shared story document gets added to the ***Shared Documents*** space.
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#### **Exclude Users**
The selected user gets excluded from the privilege to access the story document.
* Select the ***Exclude Users*** tab
* Search for the specific user via the Search bar.
* Select a user or users by using checkmark(s) in the given box.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A success message appears, “**Document privilege has been updated successfully.**”
* The selected user or users get excluded from the rights to access the concerned story document.
#### **Copy to**
A copy of the story document gets created and shared with the selected users.
* Select the ***Copy to*** tab.
* Search the specific user(s) via the Search bar
* Select the user(s) by using the tick marks in the given box.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A message appears stating, “**Document copying process started. Please check the notification for confirmation.**”
* The user can open the ‘**Notification**’ window to see the updates on the current task of copying the story document. E.g., the following image displays that the Story document got successfully copied to the selected users.
* A copy of the story document gets shared with the selected user or users.
{% hint style="info" %} Please Note: If a story document is shared using the ***Copy to*** option, then the selected users have the right to modify the received story. The copied story document can be accessed from the ***Shared Documents*** space.
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#### **Report Burst**
The Report Burst operation allows the user to share the open document link of a Business Story to another user(s). The feature appears under the **Properties** option provided for a story created or shared under the ‘**Public Documents**’ space.
* Navigate to the ***Public Documents*** documents space.
* Select a Story document and open the context menu with the available operations.
* Click the ***Properties*** option.
* A new window opens with multiple tabs.
* Select the ***Report Burst*** tab.
* Add an external or internal user(s).
* Provide Subject.
* Provide Description.
* Schedule the selected story document by configuring the time range.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A ***confirmation*** message appears.
* The Scheduler status becomes active.
* Click the ***Stop Schedule*** button to stop the scheduler.
* A confirmation message appears to inform the same.
* The open doc link of the selected story gets shared to the selected user at the scheduled time through the mail.
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### Modifying a Document
* Select the ***Modify Document*** option from the Story Operations menu.
* The ***Modify Story*** window opens.
* Modify the following information:
* **Title**: Enter a title for the Business Story.
* **Description**: Describe the story (Optional)
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A confirmation message appears and the chosen information for the story gets modified.
### Adding/Removing a Story Document to/from Favorites
The user can add a business story document to or remove it from the Favorites.
* Select the ***Add to Favorites*** option from the Operations menu.
* A new message pops up, “**Document added to Favorites**.”
* Open the ***Favorites*** document using the document drop-down menu.
* The selected Data Sheet document gets added to the ***Favorites*** space.
* Click the ***Remove from Favorites*** option that appears by using a right-click on the story document under the Favorites.
OR
* Navigate to the original Story document and use right-click on it to get the ***Remove from Favorites*** option.
* A confirmation message appears.
* The selected story document gets removed from the ***Favorites***.
### Move to
* Select the ***Move to*** option from the Story Options menu.
* A new screen opens with the available folder options.
* Select a folder or subfolder.
* Click on the ***Move*** option to open a list of available sub-folders.
* A new window opens with the selected Folder mentioned on the top.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A confirmation message appears.
* The concerned story gets moved to the selected folder or subfolder.
### Renaming a Story Document
* Select the ***Rename*** option from the Operations menu.
* The Rename dialog box opens.
* Enter the ***New Name*** in the story document.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A confirmation message appears.
* The story document gets renamed successfully.
### Copying and Moving a Business Story
The user can copy a business story document and paste it into the selected place on the BDB Platform.
* Select the ***Copy*** option from the Story options menu.
* Select another folder and use right-click to get the ***Paste*** option.
Or
* Navigate to ***My Documents*** or ***Public Documents*** and right-click anywhere.
* A context menu appears with the ***Paste*** option.
* Select the ***Paste*** option.
* The ***Paste*** window appears.
* The ***Name*** field displays the prefix ‘**Copy of-**’ before the original name of the story document (E.g., *Story g*ets a new name *Copy of Story*).
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* The copied story document gets pasted successfully with a different name in the given space.
E.g., The following image shows that *Story* is named ***Copy of Story*** and has been pasted to the ***My Documents*** space.
### Deleting a Story
* Select the ***Delete*** option from the Operations menu.
* A new window opens, assuring the deletion.
* Click the ***Delete*** option.
* A success message appears.
* The selected story document gets removed.
### Report Burst
* Select the ***Report Burst*** option from the Story options menu.
* The ***Report Burst*** window opens.
* Add the users or user groups.
* Provide a subject.
* Provide description (optional).
* Schedule the report.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* A confirmation message appears.
* The scheduler turns on. You can switch it off by clicking the **Stop Schedule** icon.
* Click the ***Save*** option.
* The scheduler gets stopped and the same gets communicated through a confirmation message.
* The open document link and PDF report get shared with the selected user(s)/ user group(s) on the user's mail id.
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* The documents which are created in the ***Public Documents*** space get the ***Delete*** and ***Move To*** operations, the shared documents in this space do not get these two operations.
* The user can also access the ***Story*** module from the ***Apps*** menu.
* The ***Story*** document also contains a ***Comments*** option to insert the story related Comments. The functionality works in the same way as described for the Dashboards. You can refer the ***Insert Comments*** section provided under the [***Options for a Published Dashboard***](https://docs.bdb.ai/bdb-documentation/core-platform/getting-started/homepage/documents-folders/document-options/options-for-a-published-dashboard) for the details.
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