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title: "How do I collect intended use in a portal?"
date: "2023-10-14T15:04:19+00:00"
summary: "Learn how to collect intended use data in your portal for downloads and asset sharing. Discover feature settings, user requirements, and customization options to enhance your portal's functionality and user experience."
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You can collect intended use in portals when users [downloa](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-download-assets-portal "How do I download assets from a portal?")[d](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-download-assets-portal "How do I download assets from a portal?") or [share assets](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-share-assets-portal "How do I share assets from a portal?"). They may also need to agree to your site's [policy and terms](/acquia-dam/can-my-eula-be-used-portal "Can my EULA be used in a portal?") before downloading or sharing.  
  
Intended use for portals can be enabled on the [Features page](What-are-the-available-features-and-their-permissions) in the Admin app. There are two feature settings for this, and the one you enable depends on the access level you set for your portal in [Share settings](/acquia-dam/how-do-i-share-portal "How do I share a portal?").   
  

![collect intended use enabled for two features](https://acquia.widen.net/content/1ebee571-8ed1-4f90-b122-705e5f7b8c26/web/ka06g000001m2sX00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvmB.png)

  
  
For portals that have security set to Public or Access code, the Collect Intended Use on External Collections feature needs to be enabled for intended use to show. Users will enter their email address and select what they're using the file for before they can download or share. By default, the intended use field is blank the first time users select a use. Once they select a use, the field defaults to the one selected until they update it.  
  

![download modal for intended use with email field](https://acquia.widen.net/content/a84d3894-8179-40f2-9c19-07cc269b4076/web/ka06g000001m2sX00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvmC.png)

  
  
For portals set to Require login (both limited and extended), enable the Collect Intended Use Within Site feature. Users will select what they're using the file for before they can download or share, but don't need to enter their email address.  
  

![intended use modal with no email field](https://acquia.widen.net/content/291f196e-5cdc-497b-8a12-5cefa9f98c5f/web/ka06g000001m2sX00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvmD.png)

  
  
After saving their intended use, users can update their intended use by clicking **Change**.  
  

![download modal with change circled](https://acquia.widen.net/content/1700cee6-9e6e-4dd6-9a31-93d085febde0/web/ka06g000001m2sX00N6g00000WDN1a0EM6g000005LvmE.png)