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Phase Widget

  • The 'Phase Widget' will allow IPM's / administrators to visually articulate which 'Phase' a Challenge/Site is in.
    • This will help create a sense of awareness (& urgency) for users to further participate before something 'ends'.
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  • The Phase widget automatically informs viewers when a phase begins or has passed based on the date accessed.
  • When a phase change occurs, Initiative subscribers will be notified using the 'Site Phase Change Alert to Follower' email template.

Configuration

  • Once added to the Initiative Site, Admins can manually configure the Phases:
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  • Alternatively, Admins can opt to sync the Initiative Scheduler and Phase widget. Once this option is enabled in the Scheduler, the Phase widget will reflect the content and dates presented within the Scheduler and can no longer be edited manually. If Admins want to edit the Phase widget, they must disable the Scheduler sync.
  • Dates cannot overlap among the configured Phases.
  • If changes are made to the dates of a Phase, the Phase before and/or after that Phase will update automatically:
    • For example, if the 'Execution' phase is updated from January 10 to January 11, it will also update the end date for the 'Planning' phase to end on January 11.
  • The dates & descriptions of the Phases will be seen on hover:
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 Notes

  • The 'Phase Widget' can be modified with CSS
  • It can only be added on the Initiative level.
  • This will span the entire width of the Site page.
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    John Buchalo

    If all phases are visible on the screen in the widget, can the "left arrow" or "right arrow" be removed?

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    Brightidea Support

    Hi John,

    At this time, the arrows will appear regardless of the number of phases in the widget.

    Thank you,

    Ron Orlovetskiy

    Brightidea Support

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    Permanently deleted user

    Dear Ron,

    at what time and time zone does the switch from one phase to the next happen?

    I thought I was told it is 12am (noon) EST. Our system time zone is set to GMT and it seems to happen at 0am (midnight) GMT+1 (where I am located). Does the system take the local time zone of the user into account? Would that mean the switch of the phases happens different of different users depending where they are (Asia, Europe, America)?

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    Anthony Madama

    Hi Daniel - 

    It looks like the task to change the phases gets run daily 5:00 AM Eastern time. So it doesn't take into account the user’s timezone.  I hope this helps.

    Thank you.

    Best,

    Anthony