Hi Aditya,
Duplicating items which are approved will lead to misrepresentation of data. You/whoever will maintain the system will need to be very careful during reports since there is a high chance of double-counting in the reports.
How can you ensure that the original numbers based on which the idea got approved are carried forward to the new item? e.g. A user can get an idea approved for say $X and then create another similar item for $Y. Can you ensure that the new item has exactly the same field values as the original one that got approved? Will the steering committee agree to approve again the new item?
"eat up number range" is not a problem at all, are you anticipating that system will be left with no numbers at all after next 5 years?
For idea management, there is another module by SAP which can capture all ideas. Please evaluate if using "Idea Management" component is feasible.
Please keep me updated on your design decision. I am curious to know.
Regards,
Ashwini Pingle
