Campaign Settings: Campaign
What is a Campaign?
A Campaign in IdeaScale is a category or bucket into which ideas are placed for organization. It allows members of your community to sort by idea subject. Use cases for Campaigns include areas of business (Sales, Marketing, Manufacturing, etc...), regional offices (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, etc...), or types of ideas (Ideas for Productivity, Ideas for Fun, Ideas for Profit).
Where do the Campaigns show up on the Portal?
The Campaigns show up on the left side of the portal. If you have entered a description / header for the category then it will show up on the potal for the selected category.To edit the header you can click on the Edit link for the category and edit the text in the Description text box.
How does an admin manage Campaigns?
Campaigns can be managed in two places. In the Community Settings area, Campaign settings are found in Settings >> Campaigns.
Admins can also manage Campaigns from the front end of the community via drag-and-drop by clicking the [Manage Campaigns] link (seen only by admins) just above the list of campaigns in the left sidebar.
How does an admin add, edit or delete a Campaign from the admin menu?
When setting up an IdeaScale community, 3 sample Campaigns are automatically added. You can easily edit or delete these by clicking on the Edit/Delete buttons on the right side of the Campaign menu here in Settings. New Campaigns are added by clicking on the "Add New Campaign" button at the top of the Campaigns screen.
How does an admin add, edit or delete a Campaign from the front-end?
Similar to managing Campaigns from the menu in the Community Settings area, an admin can click on the [Manage Campaigns] link to open a drag-and-drop Campaign manager where Campaigns can be added, edited and deleted. (note: this front-end tool can only be used by admins)
How are the Campaigns ordered when they are displayed?
The Campaigns, by default, are displayed in alphabetical order. You can easily override this order by use of the drag-and-drop manager.
Will I be able to edit Campaigns once the community is live?
Yes!
What happens when I delete a Campaign? Are the ideas of that campaign also deleted?
If you delete a campaign, all the ideas in that campaign will also be deleted.
How do I create Campaign Groups?
You can group existing campaigns via the front end of the
site.
A: Click on Manage Campaigns.
B: Click on Group These.
Can I delete a Campaign Group?
Yes. To delete a Campaign Group, you must first remove each category from the Campaign Group via the specific Campaign's Edit button. When each Campaign is backed out of the Campaign Group, that Campaign Group will disappear.
Uploading Campaigns
Note: Moderators are able to reorder Campaigns from the Manage Campaigns feature, but only Admins have the privilege of managing edits, adds, or deletes as shown above.
Can we archive campaigns?
Yes, we can archive campaigns. After a Campaign concludes, you may Archive it. Archived Campaigns may not be voted or commented upon, but their data is preserved for use by Administrators. Administrators and moderators have the privilege to create Start date and End date for a campaign. Archived Campaigns remain visible to average members as well.
The campaigns can also be edit in the moderation view by hitting "Manage Campaign".
