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      Recognition Badges

      Recognition badges are a great way for employees to categorize their recognition of colleagues.

      Last Updated: November 25, 2024

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      Overview

      Recognition badges are a great way for employees to categorize their recognition of colleagues. Badges can also tie Recognition posts into organizational values and awards.

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      Requirements

      • Available to full admin users

      Access Badges Menu

      To access the Recognition Badges menu:

      1. Click and expand Administration in the left-hand navigation menu
      2. Click Recognition

      Create a New Badge

      Create custom badges to award actions that exemplify your organization's values and culture.

      User-Granted Badges

      User-granted badges allow employees to select the badge when giving Recognition, assuming they have access.

      To create a new user-granted Recognition badge:

      1. From the Recognition Badges menu, click New Badge in the top-right
      2. Toggle if the badge is enabled/disabled (Figure A)
      3. Enter a name for the badge and the context or significance of the badge (Figure B, C)
      4. Leave User Granted selected (Figure D), learn how to create a System Generated badge
      5. Select the visual icon for the badge (Figure F)
      6. Click Save

      System-Generated Badges

      System-generated badges are automated and generate Recognition according to the configured settings. Useful scenarios include recognizing employees based on tenure or when the employee receives a specified number of Recognition posts. 

      To create a new system-generated Recognition badge:

      1. From the Recognition Badges menu, click New Badge in the top-right
      2. Toggle if the badge is enabled/disabled (Figure A)
      3. Enter a name for the badge and the Recognition text of the badge (Figure B,C)
      4. Leave System Generated selected (Figure D), learn how to create a user-granted badge
      5. Expand the Based On drop-down to select the criteria for the automated Recognition, i.e. Recognition Given Count, Anniversary Date, etc. (Figure E)
      6. Specify the criteria threshold, including Trigger Number and/or Period Type, to trigger the automatic Recognition (Figure F)
      7. Select the visual icon for the badge (Figure G)
      8. Click Save

      Manage an Existing Badge

      Edit and manage an existing badge's settings.

      Edit Badge Settings

      To edit an existing badge:

      1. Access the Recognition Badges menu
      2. Click the badge's corresponding edit icon
      3. Make the necessary edits
      4. Click Save

      Rearrange Badge Order

      Rearrange the badge order to customize the order in which the Recognition badges are displayed. 

      To rearrange badge order:

      1. Access the Recognition Badges menu
      2. Click-and-drag the badge's ⋮⋮ icon to rearrange the badge to the desired order

      Enable & Disable a Badge

      To toggle a badge on/off:

      1. Access the Recognition Badges menu
      2. Click Enabled or Disabled for the corresponding badge to toggle the badge on/off

      Add & Manage Badge Translations

      To add & manage badge translations:

      1. Access the Recognition Badges menu
      2. Click the badge's corresponding edit icon
        • Badges with missing translations are indicated by a warning icon:

      3. Click and expand the Languages drop-down menu; select the language missing translations (Figure A)
      4. Use the English text for the badge name and tooltip (Figure B) as a reference
      5. Enter the translated text for the Name and Tooltip Text field
      6. Click Save
      7. Repeat steps 3-6 for each language missing translations

      Upload Custom Badge Icon

      For best results, custom badge icons should be a square JPG or PNG file, and at least 200 x 200 pixels. 

      To upload a custom badge icon:

      1. Access the Recognition Badges menu
      2. Click the badge's corresponding edit icon or New Badge
      3. Click Upload Custom Badge
      4. Upload a JPG or PNG file
      5. Select the uploaded badge icon
      6. Click Save