Creating an idea

To create and submit a new idea, click on the "Create Idea" button at the top on the left side of the Idea Space dashboard. This option is also available on the Idea List page (button "Create Idea").

1. On the creation page, enter or select the required information:

Product	mandatory, must be selected before the (Sub)Category field is available The system will provide the products you are using and/or the CGM PORTAL.
(Sub)Category	optional, based on the selected product (main category)
Headline	mandatory, title of your idea
Description	mandatory, description of your idea
Impact	mandatory, impact that the missing improvement would have for the end user
Business benefit	mandatory, expected business benefit delivering the improvement would have
Attachments	optional, allows upload of up to 3 files (e.g. PDF, JPEG) with a max. file size of 10MB per file

2. Once you have maintained all information, you can either Preview your idea before submitting it, or submit it directly by clicking the "Create Idea" button.

3. Once submitted, you can either "View your Idea" (navigates to the Idea Details page) or to "Go to Dashboard".

Idea Details Page:

The system will automatically assign one vote for the idea from the user who created the idea.

My Ideas section

All ideas that you have created and submitted will be available in the "My Ideas" section.

To view the list of your ideas, navigate to the Idea Space dashboard and click on "My Ideas".

On the "My Ideas" page, the "My Ideas" tab lists all your submitted ideas.

You can change the number of entries that should be shown per page and you can sort the list based on the creation date.

Further Information

For more information, see also the following articles: