Custom fields in idea AI analysis and/or improve idea template validation

What is the challenge?

• My understanding is that similar idea suggestions rely on the title, while AI theme analysis uses the title and description, without considering custom fields. This limits our ability to use dedicated portal fields to guide submitters through the problem, impact, and desired outcome.

• Using an idea template (description) creates another challenge: the portal treats the prefilled template as completed content. A submitter can leave questions unanswered—or submit the template unchanged—and still satisfy the required description field.

What is the impact?

• We have to choose between structured questions that capture useful information and a description field that supports AI theme analysis.

• Incomplete submissions require follow-up, slow down idea review, and reduce the quality of information available for identifying similar ideas and themes.

Describe your idea.

• Allow administrators to select which custom fields inform similar idea suggestions and AI theme analysis, so structured feedback can contribute alongside the title and description.

• And/or Improve idea template validation so prefilled prompts do not count as answers. Ideally, allow individual questions within the description to be required, or provide guided questions whose responses populate the description automatically.