As a ConnectSouq member, I want to view the Trust Leaderboard so that I can identify the most trusted members in the community and benchmark my own contributions against others.

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Business Background¶

The Trust Leaderboard promotes transparency and healthy competition by showcasing members with the highest Trust Scores. Rankings are based on verified Trust Scores and help members identify trusted business professionals within the ConnectSouq ecosystem. The Phase 1 scope explicitly includes leaderboards as part of the CSI reputation feature.

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Functional Requirements¶

The member shall be able to:

• View Top Trusted Members.
• View member ranking.
• View member Trust Score.
• View Trust Level.
• View Trust Badge.
• Search members.
• Filter leaderboard by Country.
• Filter leaderboard by Business Sector.
• View own ranking even if not in the Top 100.
• Navigate to public member profile.

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UI Components¶

• Leaderboard Table
• Rank Number
• Member Name
• Profile Photo
• Trust Badge
• Trust Level
• Trust Score
• Country Filter
• Sector Filter
• Search Bar
• Pagination
• My Ranking Card

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Acceptance Criteria¶

Scenario 1 – View Leaderboard¶

Given

Member is logged in.

When

Member opens the Leaderboard.

Then

• Members are displayed in descending Trust Score order.
• Rank numbers are displayed.
• Trust Score is visible.
• Trust Level is visible.
• Trust Badge is displayed.

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Scenario 2 – Search Member¶

Given

Leaderboard contains members.

When

Member searches for another member.

Then

Matching members are displayed.

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Scenario 3 – Filter Leaderboard¶

Given

Leaderboard contains multiple countries and sectors.

When

Member selects filters.

Then

Only matching members are displayed.

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Scenario 4 – My Ranking¶

Given

Logged-in member is outside Top 100.

When

Leaderboard loads.

Then

"My Ranking" section displays current rank and Trust Score.

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Validation Rules¶

• Only active members appear.
• Suspended members are excluded.
• Rankings are based on latest Trust Score.
• Leaderboard is read-only.

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Button Actions¶

Button	Action
Search	Search members
Apply Filter	Apply filters
Clear Filter	Reset filters
View Profile	Open public member profile
Refresh	Reload leaderboard

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Error Messages¶

Scenario	Message
Unable to load leaderboard	Please try again later.
No members found	No matching members found.
Network error	Unable to connect to server.

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In Scope (MVP)¶

• Global leaderboard
• Trust Score ranking
• Trust Level display
• Badge display
• Country filter
• Sector filter
• Search
• My Ranking card

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Out of Scope¶

• Weekly leaderboard
• Monthly leaderboard
• Team leaderboard
• Franchise leaderboard
• Achievement leaderboard
• AI recommendations
• Reward distribution

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Dependencies¶

• Authentication
• Trust Score Engine
• Member Directory
• Member Profile

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Definition of Done¶

• Leaderboard page completed.
• Search and filters implemented.
• Responsive design completed.
• Backend integration successful.
• QA approved.