Automated Birthday Awards

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Company Admins
Teams New to ConnexWork

ConnexWork offers three automated award posts: Welcome Award, Birthday Award, and work Anniversary Award. This article will cover the Birthday Award and how to customize it to fit your team.

Customizing the Birthday Award Template

Company administrator accounts can customize all three of the automated award posts provided by ConnexWork. This is done in the admin portal under the "Posts" tab and selecting "Award Templates".

After selecting the edit pencil next to the Birthday Award post, follow these steps to ensure your post is complete and will appear properly on the feed:

Upload an appropriate image to attach it to the post.
Follow the example text to implement the provided keywords and customize your post description.
Set the desired amount of points to be awarded.
Select "Save Birthday Award Template" at the bottom of the page to save your edits.
Enable the post by flipping the switch under the "Status" category. This will activate your automated birthday post for your team.

For information on customizing the template, see the Award Templates article in the Help Center.

Automated Birthday Posts on the Feed

After customizing your template, saving your edits, and enabling the post, it will begin automatically posting shoutouts for your team members on their birthdays. Here's an example of how your custom birthday post will appear on the feed:

Following these instructions will ensure your Automated Birthday Award post is fully catered to your company and will run and appear properly on your company feed. For more ways to customize ConnexWork to fit your company, see our article on Customizing ConnexWork for Your Company.

For additional tips, check out our blog post on How to Have a Successful ConnexWork Launch and our Help Center article on ConnexWork and Do’s and Don’ts to see some of the best practices of ConnexWork!