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How can i assign badge to an employee on Viva Engage

CHHABRA SHRUTI - SWARAJ 0 Reputation points
2026-04-16T09:29:39.28+00:00

I want to recognise some employees by assigning them special badges on Viva Engage

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  1. Gabriel-N 17,785 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-04-16T10:58:20.2566667+00:00

    Hello CHHABRA SHRUTI - SWARAJ

    First, I recommend reviewing the AI‑generated response on your post, as it already covers the main points well.In addition, I’d like to add a small clarification: this feature requires the Microsoft Viva Suite or Viva Employee Communications and Communities license. For more details, please refer to this article: Answers in Viva: Answer questions and earn badges If you’re not seeing any option to assign badges, I’d recommend double‑checking your assigned licenses.

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    One more thing to note: based on my research, Viva Engage does not support assigning badges directly on a user profile globally. Since I have limited licensing on my side and cannot fully test this behavior, I recommend re‑checking this as well if you have the required licenses enabled.

    Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to share any updates.

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    2026-04-16T09:40:41.7166667+00:00

    To recognize employees with badges in Viva Engage, use community badges (manually assigned) and, if needed, Answers in Viva badges (earned automatically).

    To create a custom community badge:

    1. Open the relevant Viva Engage community.
    2. On the community home page, go to the Community tools web part.
    3. Select Create badges.
    4. Choose new item.
    5. Enter a name for the badge (for example, “Expert”, “Top Contributor”, or “MVP”).
    6. Select Save.

    To modify an existing badge (optional):

    1. From Community tools, select Create badges.
    2. Select edit.
    3. Pick the badge to change.
    4. On the ribbon, select Edit Item.
    5. Update the details and select Save.

    To assign a badge to an employee:

    Only community owners or moderators can assign (“gift”) badges.

    1. In the same community, open the Community tools web part.
    2. Select Assign badges to members.
    3. Select the employee who should receive the badge.
    4. Go to the Moderation tab and choose Give Badge.
    5. Select the badge from the drop-down list.
    6. Select Save.

    Once assigned, the badge appears under the employee’s name on their discussions and replies in that community and in web parts such as Top Contributors, making the recognition visible to others.

    If using Answers in Viva badges (upvote/Best answer–based recognition), those are controlled centrally by an admin in the Viva Engage admin center under Feature management → Rewards and recognition and are earned automatically rather than manually assigned.

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