Employee ideas sample app
In this tutorial, learn about the Employee ideas app, and how to use them effectively.
Overview
Employee ideas app is used by the Teams users to perform the following activities:
- Set up and configure an idea campaign (a category for grouping ideas around common themes).
- Configure a standard submission form that employees need to submit for each idea.
- Review idea campaigns, and manage the list of campaigns and ideas.
- Edit and delete campaigns.
- Review leaderboards of ideas.
- Vote for and share prioritized ideas.
- Submit ideas for a campaign.
- View other team members' ideas.
- Vote on the most-liked ideas.
- Review how their own idea is performing compared to others within a campaign.
Watch this video for a demonstration of this app.
Note
- Before you can use this app, you may be asked for your permissions to use the connection. More information: Allow connections in sample apps
- This app is available in three different Teams themes: Default, Dark and High contrast. When you change the theme in Teams, the app automatically updates to match the selected theme. More information: Get the Teams theme using the Teams integration object
Prerequisites
Before using this app:
- Find the app in the Microsoft Teams store.
- Install the app.
- Set up the app for the first use.
For details about the above steps, go to Use sample apps from the Teams store.
Configure the app
The Employee ideas app configuration is only required for the first time.
To configure the app:
Sign in to Teams.
Select the team.
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select the channel.
Select Let's go.

Edit the app configuration
To edit the app configuration:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select app settings.

Change the channel.

Select Save.
Add an idea campaign
To start with the Employee Ideas app, you'll need to add campaigns.
To add campaigns:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select Create Campaign.
Enter the campaign details such as campaign name, description, campaign start and end date, and a cover image.
Tip
Cover image can be chosen from a set of available image templates.
Add idea questions.
Note
- By default, there are 2 questions.
- The response type for each question can be of text format, or a rating (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest).
- Users can also:
- Add any number of idea questions, and choose relevant response type.
- Change order of the questions.
- Delete idea questions.
(Optional) Select Post to channel.
(Optional) Select
to add Cover image, and select a cover image of your choice. You can also upload a custom image.Select Save.

If Post to channel is selected, the message is posted to the channel when the campaign is created.

Edit an idea campaign
To edit an existing idea campaign:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select the idea campaign you want to edit.
Select Edit.
Change the campaign as required.
Select Save.

Delete an idea campaign
To delete an idea campaign:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select the idea campaign you want to edit.
Select Edit.
Select Delete.
Confirm by selecting the I understand confirmation check box.
Select Delete to delete the record permanently.

Duplicate an idea campaign
To duplicate an idea campaign:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select the idea campaign that you want to duplicate.
Select Duplicate.

A copy of the selected campaign is created, with the name suffix "(1)".
Select Add to save the campaign, or Cancel to discard the changes.
Review existing idea campaigns
To review existing idea campaigns:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Review the idea campaign.

Submit a new idea
To submit a new idea:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select the active idea campaign you want to submit idea for.
Select Submit an idea.

Enter the idea campaign details such as title and description.
Enter the answers to the remaining questions on the form.
(Optional) Upload supporting files.
Select Submit idea.

Review and vote for an idea
To review and vote for an idea:
Select the Employee ideas tab in Teams.
Select an active campaign.
Select an associated idea to see the details.
Select Like to vote for the idea.

Submit a new idea and post it in a channel
To submit a new idea and post it in a channel:
Select the Employee Ideas tab in Teams.
Select any idea campaign you want to submit an idea for.
Select Submit an idea.
Enter the idea campaign details such as title and description.
Set Share in channel to On.
Enter the answers to the remaining questions on the form.
(Optional) Upload supporting files.
Select Submit idea.

Below is a sample message that gets posted in a channel when an idea is submitted.

Delete an idea
To delete an idea:
Select the Employee Ideas tab in Teams.
Select the campaign.
Select the idea to see the details.
Select
.Select Delete.

Select the checkbox I understand to confirm.
Select Delete.
