Glossary

All the interesting things in the Whistle platform defined

What is a Budget?
Budgets are accounts in Whistle used to pay for rewards administered through a Program.   Programs can exist without budgets, but certain types or rewards...
Fri, 26 Mar, 2021 at 5:47 PM
What is a Learning Program?
A Learning Program is a series of learning components (Chapters, Cards, Quizzes) that can be organized together for a specific purpose.  One way to think ab...
Mon, 29 Aug, 2022 at 8:25 PM
What is a Program?
From a technology perspective, a program is a container for program components (rules, rewards, eligible participants, content, progress indicators) that to...
Fri, 26 Mar, 2021 at 7:19 PM
What is a Group?
A Group is a Program Component that describes what Participants are eligible to join a specific Program.  Groups can be as small as one person and as large ...
Wed, 31 Mar, 2021 at 12:11 PM
What is a Metric?
A Metric describes the unit of measurement of progress toward a program Goal. These can be very broad in definition and include any action that can be track...
Mon, 29 Mar, 2021 at 5:07 PM
What is Issuance?
Issuance represents when an award, reward or incentive will be paid out to a participant(s).
Mon, 29 Mar, 2021 at 5:09 PM
What is a Qualifying Rule?
The Qualifying Rule determines if a person can participate in a program (basically become a participant).   Some example of Qualifying Rules: The pers...
Mon, 29 Mar, 2021 at 5:13 PM
What is an Award Rule?
The Award Rule determines when and what a person receives for reaching a goal.  Award rules can be simple (sell five items and earn $50) or complicated (sel...
Mon, 29 Mar, 2021 at 5:17 PM
What is a Per Diem?
A Per Diem is an allowance or amount of a budget that an organization will give to an individual to cover living expense while traveling on behalf of that o...
Sun, 30 Jan, 2022 at 4:49 PM