Global Masters Levels Descriptions

Announcement

Anastasia Dyubaylo · Aug 14, 2018

Hi Community!

In this post, you will find info about the Levels of the Developer Community & InterSystems Global Masters Advocate Hub.

UPD: We are now changing many of these badges, so this table will be updated soon as well.

All Global Masters members (Advocates) can achieve various levels of advocacy which depends on contributions Developer Community and activity in Global Masters.

Every new level opens new types of challenges/tasks and new types of rewards.

To level up, you should earn a number of badges from the next level. Badges can be earned for completing various challenges at the Global Master.

Now there are 6 Levels:

Insider
Advocate
Specialist
Expert
Ambassador
VIP

➡️ Place the mouse cursor over the badge to see how to earn it.

Levels's Name

Rules

Insider Level

You start with "Insider" level, once you join the Hub.

Advocate Level

Next level requires any 2 of the badges from the following:

DC Author

InterSystems Researcher

DC Commenter

DC Problem Solver

DC Translator

Pull Request
Contributor

InterSystems
Open Exchange Developer

DC Recruiter

Best Practices
Author

Global Master
of the Month

So it's enough to ask a question, answer the question or invite a colleague to the Community!

Specialist Level

Specialist level requires any 3 badges from the following list:

Insightful Commenter	Insightful Author	Advanced Pull Request Contributor	Popular Writer	Reporter Badge
Curious Member	Master of Answers	Popular App badge	Bronze Open Exchange Developer	Bronze Recruiter
Recognizable Best Practices Author
Annual Achievements Badges
DC Best-Selling Author	DC Expert	DC Opinion Leader	InterSystems Developer of the Year	InterSystems Application of the Year

It's not easy to achieve a specialist, but it is doable!

Expert Level

Expert level requires any 4 of the badges from the following:

Expert Commenter	Expert Author	Bronze Pull Request Contributor	Notable Writer	Blogger Badge
Thorough Member	Bronze Master of Answers	Bronze Popular App badge	Silver Open Exchange Developer	Silver Recruiter
Bronze Best Practices Author
Annual Achievements Badges
Bronze Best-Selling Author	Bronze Expert	Bronze Opinion Leader	Bronze InterSystems Developer of the Year	Bronze InterSystems Application of The Year

It's very hard to become an expert in InterSystems Data Platforms!
And we happy to know these guys!

Ambassador Level

Ambassador level requires any 4 of the badges from the following:

Recognizable Commenter	Recognizable Author	Silver Pull Request Contributor	Famous Writer	Influencer badge
Inquisitive Member	Silver Master of Answers	Silver Popular App badge	Gold Open Exchange Developer	Gold Recruiter
Silver Best Practices Author
Annual Achievements Badges
Silver Best-Selling Author	Silver Expert	Silver Opinion Leader	Silver InterSystems Developer of the Year	Silver InterSystems Application of The Year

VIP Level

VIP level requires 5 badges from the following:

Powerful Commenter	Powerful Author	Gold Pull Request Contributor	Gold Writer	Opinion Maker
Socratic Member	Gold Master of Answers	Gold Popular App Badge	Platinum Popular App badge	Platinum Recruiter
Gold Best Practices Author
Annual Achievements Badges
Gold Best-Selling Author	Gold Expert	Gold Opinion Leader	Gold InterSystems Developer of the Year	Gold InterSystems Application of The Year
Bronze Advocate of the Year	Silver Advocate of the Year	Gold Advocate of the Year