Overview
When you add the Bonus.ly app to a Meeting Chat, it will post recognition notifications directly in the chat, creating a live feed. Users will need to initiate the recognition from within the Meeting Chat by using the + menu button found in that specific chat.
Things keep in mind:
While recognition needs to be initiated in chat, Add ons and Comments will post to the meeting even if they are initiated from outside the meeting.
We currently only support meetings that are scheduled through the Calendar.
The bot will continue to post notifications to the meeting until it is removed.
How to add the Bonus.ly bot to a Meeting Chat
There are two ways to add Bonus.ly to a Meeting chat, either by the meeting participant menu or by @ mentioning the bot in the chat.
Method 1: Using the meeting participant menu:
Click the participant menu icon and select Add agents and bots from the dropdown.
Search for the Bonus.ly app and select it.
Note: This method can only be done from the normal Teams interface (i.e., not from within the meeting).
Method 2: @ mentioning the Bonus.ly bot:
In the Meeting Chat, locate the Type a message composer box.
Type in @Bonusly to find the bot.
Select your Bonus.ly bot.
Send it as a message.
Note: When you add the Bonus.ly bot for the first time to a Meeting Chat, the bot will not recognize the command and will respond with an error message. This message can be ignored. The bot is successfully added regardless of the response.
Giving Recognition from within the Meeting Chat:
Click on the + menu in the message compose box.
Select the Bonus.ly bot.
The give box will appear.
Fill in your recognition, ensuring you [at] mention a peer, add points, and include a hashtag!
Click the Give Points button.
Recognition will be posted to the Meeting Chat.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What does a meeting scheduled through the Calendar look like?
Here is an example of a meeting scheduled in the Calendar:
There are other ways to create meetings in Teams which we do not support. These include:
Meetings scheduled within a Team Channel
Instant Meetings initiated from the Calendar or from a Team Channel often used for one-off conversations
What is a Meeting Chat?
All meetings in Teams have a Chat. Each meeting chat is available within the Meeting interface and within the normal Teams interface:
Chat in meeting interface look similar to the below:
How do I remove the bot from a meeting?
This can only be done by going to the meeting chat within the normal Teams interface and using the participant management menu.
Click the participant menu icon to trigger the dropdown.
Click the X next to the name of the bot.
Confirm that you want to remove the bot.
