Synchronizing review comments between source and shared documents

A computer program product including one or more non-transitory machine readable mediums encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause a process to be carried out for synchronizing comments between a source document and a shared document, the shared document having been exported from the source document, the source document having been created via a source tool and having a first format, and the shared document having a second format different from the first format, the process comprising:

• sending the source document from an author computing system to a shared storage resource administered by a cloud-based service;
• after the source document has been sent to the shared storage resource, sending, from the author computing system, to the shared storage resource, a first query for a source document asset ID, wherein the first query includes an access token associated with a user of the author computing system and a location of the source document in the shared storage resource;
• after the source document has been sent to the shared storage resource, sending, from the author computing system, to the shared storage resource, a second query for a shared document asset ID, wherein the second query includes the access token, such that the first and second queries include the same access token;
• receiving, at the author computing system, from the shared storage resource, the source document asset ID and the shared document asset ID, wherein the source document asset ID uniquely identifies the source document, wherein the shared document asset ID uniquely identifies the shared document, and wherein the source and shared document asset IDs are generated and assigned to their respective documents by the shared storage resource;
• generating, at the author computing system, a logical link between the source document and the shared document, the logical link including the shared document asset ID and the source document asset ID received from the shared storage resource;
• associating the logical link with the source document;
• opening the source document at the author computing system;
• reading the shared document asset ID from the logical link that is associated with the source document;
• sending a comment polling request from the author computing system to a review commenting tool administered by the cloud-based service, wherein the comment polling request includes the shared document asset ID read from the logical link;
• receiving, at the author computing system, from the review commenting tool, one or more reviewer comments made in the shared document;
• and
• causing display of the reviewer comments made in the shared document in a display of the author computing system.

An author computing system for synchronizing comments between a source document and a shared document, the source document having been created via a source tool and having a first format, and the shared document having a second format different from the first format, the author computing system comprising:

• a display;
• one or more computer memories encoded with instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the instructions, thereby causing operations comprising
• send the source document to a shared storage resource administered by a cloud-based service,
• after the source document has been sent to the shared storage resource, send, to the shared storage resource, a first query for a source document asset ID, wherein the first query includes an access token associated with a user of the author computing system and a location of the source document in the shared storage resource,
• after the source document has been sent to the shared storage resource, send, to the shared storage resource, a second query for a shared document asset ID, wherein the second query includes the access token, such that the first and second queries include the same access token,
• receive the source document asset ID and the shared document asset ID from the shared storage resource, wherein the source document asset ID uniquely identifies the source document, wherein the shared document asset ID uniquely identifies the shared document, and wherein the source and shared document asset IDs are generated and assigned to their respective documents by the shared storage resource,
• generate a logical link between the source document and the shared document, the logical link including the shared document asset ID and the source document asset ID received from the shared storage resource,
• associate the logical link with the source document,
• open the source document at the author computing system,
• read the shared document asset ID from the logical link that is associated with the source document,
• send a comment polling request from the author computing system to a review commenting tool administered by the cloud-based service, wherein the comment polling request includes the shared document asset ID read from the logical link,
• receive, from the review commenting tool, one or more reviewer comments made in the shared document, and
• cause display of the reviewer comments made in the shared document in the display.