> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dovetail.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Evidence

> The raw feedback behind every idea: the activity view, the full evidence list, and what a single data point contains.

## Evidence

Evidence is the full list of data points behind a channel, and the place to verify a signal or find a quote worth using.

### Activity over time

A calendar-style view shows evidence volume by day, so you can see at a glance when feedback spiked or went quiet.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dovetail-e5aa4160/EvQsoLVs0ZEJaW5D/images/HelpDoc-EvidenceActivity.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=EvQsoLVs0ZEJaW5D&q=85&s=fd6ccc0ce6df87ad4ad874d69459cb3b" alt="A calendar-style view of evidence volume by day" width="1456" height="968" data-path="images/HelpDoc-EvidenceActivity.png" />

### Full evidence list

Every data point across every connected source appears here, most recent first, with a preview of the content and the contact who shared it.

### Evidence panel

Open a data point to see:

* Contact details, if enabled from your [Contacts database](https://docs.dovetail.com/help/contacts)
* Whether this piece of evidence is already linked to an idea or not.
* The full feedback, including the complete thread if it’s part of a conversation

From the `...` **More** menu on a data point, you can `configure` which fields are shown, `add to idea`, or `delete evidence`.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dovetail-e5aa4160/XdYprthX8xt5M7EJ/images/HelpDoc-EvidenceSidebar.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=XdYprthX8xt5M7EJ&q=85&s=78c98c23aacffc69e450f14c20ceda8c" alt="The evidence panel showing contact details and the full feedback thread" width="1456" height="968" data-path="images/HelpDoc-EvidenceSidebar.png" />

### Open data point

Opening a data point in full shows its complete breakdown: sentiment, the feedback itself, and contact details.

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