In the described process, what is the recommended approach to determine minimum requirements before releasing an award?

• A. Use the Check Eligibility feature
• B. Review manually
• C. Ignore
• D. Post a notice to the member

Answer: (A)

Determining whether a member meets all the required criteria before awarding is about automated, rule-based verification. The recommended approach is to use the Check Eligibility feature. It automatically applies the defined minimum requirements, checking what the member has completed, scores earned, dates, prerequisites, and other criteria. This delivers a consistent, fast determination and clearly shows what’s missing if anything doesn’t meet the criteria, so you can address gaps before release. Manual review, while possible for exceptions, is slower and more error-prone. Ignoring the requirements or simply posting a notice to the member doesn’t actually verify eligibility.