Overview

The following section provides an overview of the installation process and the packages that are to be installed. For an experienced Connections administrator or IBM WebSphere Application Server administrator, we expect that this installation process should take no longer than a few hours.

The install process for Kudos involves the following steps:

• Install the Kudos Application
• Define widgets
• Install Kudos Mobile (Optional)
• Apply changes
• Add Widgets to Connections interface
• Community Widget Properties
• Upload your Licence file
• Import Default Badges
• Make the Leaderboard Widget enabled by Default
• Set Award Permissions
• Run the Badge Engine to Award the Badges
• Customising

Please Note: These steps are only applicable to a new install of Kudos. For information about upgrading, please see the Kudos Update Guide.