What is an idea stage?

Ideas can be in one of a number of stages. Stages are designed to say something about where it is in its life or what its status is. Stages are assigned in the community by a system, space or group administrator.

Depending on how the community is set up, it might be that some stages don't support voting. In other words, it might be that an idea at the "Already Offered" stage shouldn't be voted on.

Here are a few idea stage examples along with possible meanings (the community will have its own stages and meanings):

Active -- the idea is actively being voted on.
Delivered -- the idea has been delivered to its intended audience.
In Progress -- the idea is being developed.

Setting an Idea's Stage

If you're an administrator, you can set an idea's stage when you're editing the idea.

To set an idea's stage:

Navigate to the idea in the community.
Under Actions, click Edit idea.
Beneath the editing window, under Stage, select the idea's new stage.
Click Update Idea.