How to Change an Idea Area's Organisation

You can access this feature from your MSL website. Only Content Editors with access to Ideas Admin can access the Edit Area window.


Changing the area’s organisation may alter users’ ability to participate if either Members or Admins are selected from the View and Contribute permissions dropdowns.


For further information, see Ideas Admin.


  1. Log in to your MSL website.
  2. From the Admin dropdown, select Ideas Admin. The Ideas Admin window is displayed.
  3. From the list of Areas, select the relevant area. The Edit Area window is displayed.
  4. In the Details section, next to the Organisation field, click the Change Organisation linkfield. The Change organisation dialog is displayed. 
  5. In the Organisation field, either:
    1. Start typing the Name of your Organisation or the Organisation ID to which the Area will belong, then select the relevant one from the dropdown that is displayed.
    2. Click the Grouping Tree icon (). The grouping tree is displayed. Click Expand () to display the contents of a node, and click one item to select. The selected item is entered into the Organisation field.
  6. Click Change. You are returned to the Edit Area window.
  7. Click Save Changes. A confirmation message is displayed.

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