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As you can see, with tens of thousands of customers, it takes more than one or
two folks (or even ten) asking for something before it is "popular" -- generally
something around 20-30 or more starts to be a clear attention getter.

Before submitting your ER.

-  Post your idea for discussion in the solid_edge.enhancements newsgroup. 
-  Refine the raw idea and build enthusiasm/support for it

In your ER submission.

-  Make sure the workflow it fits into is clear
-  Need the birds eye view, not just ground level 
-  Provide a justification
-  Impact on production, productivity, $, etc.
-  Provide mockup images when possible
-  A picture is worth a thousand words

After submitting your ER.

-  Post the ER number back to the solid_edge.enhancements newsgroup
-  Ask people to call and log an IR asking for ER XXXX to be implemented
-  Increases the customer count and likelihood of implementation 

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