Well @aosemwengie1, that was a very long time ago, and that was before we established firmer procedures for what each status means… remember our idea status values are used across all of Epicor (not just Kinetic), so while I had some input on what these are, this was not a “Kinetic” decision, but one that we are using. Here is the general rule on how these status values are used and what they mean.
- Submitted: Someone entered the idea… we have not reviewed it, or it is still being reviewed for consideration.
- Gauging Interest: We have reviewed the idea and decided it was worthy to monitor for possible inclusion in the future
- In Development. The idea is in development and will be delivered in the next release. When we put the idea into this status, it is also associated with an EPIC, and the status automatically updates… so we also put an ADMIN Comment on the Idea with the projected software release that this will come to completion. ALSO, as the EPIC/Story gets completed, we update the admin status again with more info.
- Delivered: Once the release goes GA, we change the status to Delivered. This typically coincides when when the next release’s ideas go into development.
- Not Planning to Implement: Pretty self explanatory… we typically put an admin note as to why.
- Expired: Idea is getting old and musty, and there was not enough votes for it to remain out there… each team has their own expiration requirements… for Kinetic it is 1 year with < 5 organizations, or 2 years with < 10 organizations interested… this might change in the future.
- Already Exists: It is funny how many ideas we get for things that the software already does.
- Bug: Epicor ideas is not a place to report bugs… we need to keep bugs going through the proper channels.