Global Badges

Global Badges recognize and reward users for achieving skills and levels across multiple projects. These badges help track and celebrate comprehensive skill development that spans different project boundaries. Global Badges can include skills and levels from any project you have Admin access to.

Overview

Global Badges are awarded when users meet specific criteria that can include:

• Skills from multiple projects
• Project level achievements
• Any combination of the above

Components of Global Badges

Project Levels

Earn badges by reaching specific levels across different projects. These levels demonstrate consistent growth and achievement within individual projects.

Skills

Showcase expertise by completing specific skills from any project you have access to. These can be combined to create comprehensive achievement paths.

Access

The Access page supports adding or removing Global Badges Administrators. To add and remove Administrators please navigate to Home -> Global Badges -> Manage -> Access page.

User Progress Table

Track user progress toward earning Global Badges using the User Progress Table, accessible via the Global Badges management interface. This table provides a comprehensive overview of user performance, including:

• User: Display user ID, first name, and last name (if available)
• Badge Progress: View total skills achieved, levels earned, and overall percent complete toward the Global Badge
• Skill Last Earned: See the date and time when skills were last earned by each user

Badge Progress Details

The Badge Progress column shows:

• Skills Achieved: Number of skills completed out of total required skills
• Levels Achieved: Number of project levels earned out of total required levels
• Overall Progress: Combined percentage of skills and levels completed

Filters, Sorting And Export

The User Progress Table offers filtering, sorting, and export capabilities to help you analyze user performance. You can:

• Filter by user ID, first name, and last name using the User Filter
• Sort any column by clicking its header

Creating Global Badges

Step 1: Create a New Badge

1. Navigate to Home -> Global Badges
2. Click the Badge + button
3. Recommended: Add a descriptive Icon for better visual recognition

Step 2: Configure Badge Requirements

After creation, set up the badge criteria:

• Adding Skills: Home -> Global Badges -> Manage -> Skills
• Setting Level Requirements: Home -> Global Badges -> Manage -> Levels

Note: New badges start in a Disabled state, allowing you to fully configure all requirements before they become available to users.

Step 3: Publish the Badge

1. Go to the Global Badges view
2. Locate your badge
3. Click the Go Live button in the bottom-right corner of the Badge overview

Important: When published, the system automatically awards the badge to all users who already meet the requirements.