To create and configure a challenge for the users/participants, navigate to: 

ADMIN PORTAL > PROGRAMS > CHALLENGES

Click on the +Start A Challenge button in the upper left corner of the CHALLENGES page.  From here, you have 2 options to create a new challenge:

1)  Review and choose from one of the predefined challenges.

OPTION 1 – SELECT A PREDEFINED CHALLENGE

There are many predefined challenges to choose from, and they are broken down into the following categories:

1. Move – These challenges are based on physical activities.

1. Mind – These challenges are based on mental well-being.

1. Munch – These challenges are based on nutrition.

1. Virtual Journey – These challenges are distance-based and track your journey (steps/distance) on a virtual map route.

To choose one of the predefined challenges, click the corresponding Select Challenge button. A pop-up window will open where you can complete the following fields:

1. Challenge Name – The templated challenge name will appear, but the challenge name can be changed using this field.

1. Enrollment Start/End Dates – Enter the beginning and end dates when participants will be able to enroll in the challenge.  The challenge will appear in the Upcoming Challenges section of the CHALLENGES page during this date range, and the Enroll button will be enabled so users can enroll.

1. Challenge Start/End Dates – Enter the beginning and end dates of the challenge.  The users will participate in the challenge within this date range.

1. Prize – Choose Yes if there will be a prize awarded for the winner of the challenge. When Yes a selected, a Prize Description field appears for you to enter information about the prize.  If no prize will be awarded, select No.

1. Points – Choose Yes if points will be awarded for achieving the goal of the challenge.  When Yes is selected, a Number of Points field will display where you can enter the number of points each person will receive who successfully achieves the goal of the challenge. If no points will be awarded, select No.

After completing these fields, click Submit.  The new challenge has been created and will appear under the Upcoming Challenges section of the CHALLENGES page. From here, the admin can preview the newly created challenge by clicking the Preview button and edit the challenge by clicking the Edit Challenge button. To send an email to users notifying them of the challenge and inviting them to enroll, click the Email Notification button.  A confirmation window will appear. Select the Ok button, and the notification email will immediately be sent to all users at the email address associated with their account. Note: It is recommended to wait until the enrollment start date to send the email notification, as that is the first date users will be able to enroll.

OPTION 2 – CREATE A CUSTOM CHALLENGE FROM SCRATCH

From the CHALLENGES page, click the +Start A Challenge button in the upper left corner, which will take you to the PREDEFINED CHALLENGES page. From this page, click the Custom Challenge button that appears in the upper left corner.  The CREATE CHALLENGE page will display.  The custom challenge can be created in 3 steps, and each step has its own page.  The first step, Step 1/3 – Challenge Details, should be showing on the screen at this point.

Step 1/3 – Challenge Details

1. Choose Challenge Category – Choose from one of the following options:

o   Move - Challenges based on steps, calories, distance, minutes of activity, or a % of weight loss.

o   Mind – Challenge is based on user’s answers to a question.

o   Munch – Challenge is based on user’s answer to a question.

1. User Type – Choose from Individual or Team.  If Team is selected, a field will appear to ask if users can create a new team.  If the team names will be set up by the administrator only, select No. If you want users to create their own teams, select Yes. Note: If you select No, you will set up the teams after the challenge is created. However, please be sure the enrollment start date, which you will enter on the next page, is a future date (not the same date as when you create the challenge) so that you can create the teams before the challenge enters the enrollment stage.

1. Challenge Name – Enter the name of the challenge.

1. Activity Type – The field to the right of the Challenge Name is called the Activity Type.  The options here will depend on the challenge category you selected (move, mind, or munch).  Choose one of these options:

o   Unit – The Unit option will only appear if the Move challenge category was selected.  Select Unit if successful completion of your challenge will be based upon a Unit of measurement that includes steps, calories, distance, or minutes of activity.  If you select Unit, the following fields will appear:

1. An option to allow or not allow manual activity logging (as opposed to synced data from a connected device).

1. A drop-down menu where you can select the unit of measurement: calories, distance, minutes, and steps.

o   Deltas – The Deltas option will only appear if the Move challenge category was selected.  Select Deltas if successful completion of your challenge will be based upon a % of weight loss.  If you select Deltas, the following field will appear:

1. Check in Button Label – The users will periodically enter their weight as part of the challenge and a button will show up for them to click after they enter their weight.  Enter the words you want displayed on the button.  For example, “Submit” or “Check in” or “Log it.”

1. Note:  The users will be asked to enter their current/beginning weight at the time they register for the challenge.  They will then periodically enter their weight throughout the challenge, with their final entry being used to calculate if they met the % of weight loss goal.

o   Answer – The Answer option will only appear if the Mind or Munch challenge category was selected.  Select Answer if successful completion of your challenge will be based upon the answer to a question.  If you select Answer, the following fields will appear:

1. Check in Button Label - The users will periodically answer a question as part of the challenge and a button will show up for them to click after they enter their answer.  Enter the words you want displayed on the button.  For example, “Submit” or “Check in” or “Log it.”

1. Activity Question - Enter the question that will be asked to determine if the challenge goal was met.  For example, “Did you eat at least 5 servings of vegetables today?”

1. Desired Answer – Given the question in the previous field, enter the answer that is considered successfully meeting the goal.  For example, “Yes.”

1. Alternate Answer – Enter the answer that is considered failing to meet the goal.  For example, “No.”

1. Description – Enter a description of your challenge and any pertinent details that will be important for the user to know.

1. Click the Next button to progress to Step 2.

Step 2/3 – Leaderboard Details

1. Enrollment Start/End Dates – Enter the start and end dates when participants will be able to enroll in the challenge.  The challenge will appear in the Upcoming Challenges section of the CHALLENGES page during this date range, and the Enroll button will be enabled so users can enroll.  Note: If you are creating a team challenge and are not allowing users to create their own teams, please be sure the enrollment start date is a future date (not the same date as when you create the challenge) so that you can create the teams before the challenge enters the enrollment stage.

1. Challenge Start/End Dates – Enter the start and end dates of the challenge.  The users will participate in the challenge within this date range.

1. Prize – Choose Yes if there will be a prize awarded for the winner of the challenge. When Yes a selected, a Prize Description field appears for you to enter information about the prize.  If no prize will be awarded, select No.

1. Points – Choose Yes if points will be awarded for achieving the goal of the challenge.  When Yes is selected, a Number of Points field will display where you can enter the number of points each person will receive who successfully achieves the goal of the challenge. If no points will be awarded, select No.

1. Goal Type – The options are Daily Goal or Challenge Goal. This determines whether successfully completing the challenge is based upon meeting a daily goal or 1 main goal spanning the challenge duration.  If you select Daily Goal, another field will appear for % of Positive Answers.  Enter the percent of positive responses (the Desired Answer created earlier) that is needed to successfully complete the challenge.  For example, let’s go back to our earlier question of “Did you eat at least 5 servings of vegetables today?”  If you want to award points if the answer is “Yes” at least 80% of the time, you would enter 80 in the % of Positive Answers field.  Note: If you selected Deltas in an earlier step to run a weight loss challenge, the only option available will be Challenge Goal, with a field to enter the goal for % of weight loss.

1. Challenge Theme – This section allows you to upload images to give your custom challenge the look and feel that aligns with your challenge and your organization. 

1. Header – Upload a jpg or png file that will display as the banner/header on your challenge.

1. Thumbnail – Upload a jpg or png file that will display as the thumbnail (the next step will show you a preview of how this looks).

1. Click the Next button to progress to Step 3.

Step 3/3 – Preview

This screen provides a preview of your custom challenge, allowing you the opportunity to view and edit it before launching it. 

1. To make changes to the challenge, click the Back button.

1. To launch the challenge, click the Create Challenge button. Note: Once the challenge is created, you can edit certain fields later, but you cannot delete it.

Your custom challenge has been created and will be displayed on the CHALLENGES page. 

If you created a team challenge and are not allowing users to create their own teams, there is one final step to create the team names. 

1. Find the newly created challenge on the CHALLENGES page and click the button Create Team for User. 

1. Enter the Team Name and a Description of the team (the users will only see the team name).

1. Click Save.

1. You can edit or delete the team names by clicking the corresponding buttons.