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title: Ideas
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createdAt: 2026-04-17T18:28:51.861Z
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The Ideas page is your hub for submitting and tracking automation opportunities. Each idea captures viability scores, manual-cost metrics, and links to associated flows so you can rapidly validate and prioritize new automation candidates.

# Ideas Table View

- **Idea Name** — The name of the idea
- **Created By** — The user who created the idea
- **Status** — Current status of the idea
- **Idea Score** — Viability score from 0–100; 100 indicates the highest automation potential, 0 the lowest
- **Total Processing Time (hours)** — How long the current process takes to complete manually
- **Total FTEs** — Number of FTEs required to perform the current process manually
- **Estimated Cost per Year** — Estimated annual cost of performing the current process manually
- **Last Updated** — Date the idea was last updated
- **Last Updated By** — The user who last updated the idea
- **Linked Flow** — The PAD flow linked to this idea

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# Creating an Idea

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Click **Create** in the top right corner
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Enter an idea **Name** and select a **Department**, then click **Create**
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You'll be navigated to the Idea detail page. As you populate fields, Blueprint generates an **Idea Score** and **Manual Statistics** — including Total Processing Time, Total FTEs Required, and Estimated Current Cost per Year. Complete the **Specific Details** section for a more thorough evaluation of automation potential
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Once all mandatory fields are filled, click **Change Status** to update the idea's status. Status can be changed to and from any option — there is no predefined workflow that ideas must follow
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When Flow development begins, click **Link Flow** to associate the flow with this idea
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ⓘ The flow must be imported into **ALC** before it will appear in the Link Flow modal. One flow can have multiple linked ideas, but each idea can only link to one flow. Linked ideas are visible from the **Details** tab of the flow under **Linked Ideas**.
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