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      Schedule Idea Data Export

      Path and scheduling export for idea data

      Path: Community Topbar >> Apps Icon >> Reporting >> Export data >> Schedule Idea Data Export

      A Community administrator can perform a data export by scheduling them daily, weekly, or monthly. This report can be sent to the community administrator or global moderator only. All scheduled reports are sent at 8:00 AM PST.


      Export Ideas:       Ideas can be exported once Daily, Weekly or Monthly. It can be disabled as well.

      Weekly Export Schedule: This option is visible only if weekly is selected. Admin can select the day of the week to receive the Idea Data Export.

      Email To: An email address of the admin or global moderator can be added here to receive this email. Only one email address can be entered.

      Select your Timezone: You may select your preferred timezone for viewing the exported data, allowing for a more personalized experience instead of adhering to the community's default timezone.

      Note: Schedule Idea Data export will only export ideas for that particular frequency set up by the community administrator. These will not include all ideas - if there is no data from the selected period, the exported file will be blank.


      The mentioned email address will get the following email with links to download the Idea data and the Votes data.

      The Idea data link will download the Idea data file. Help article on Idea data fields

      The Idea Votes data will download the Votes data file. Help article on Idea Votes data fields

      Last Updated: July 28, 2025