Modifying Evaluation Criteria

This section provides an overview of evaluation criteria modifications and discusses how to modify criteria.

The draft criteria document that is generated from the document template contains the evaluation criteria and item wording that are specified on the document template. The Establish Criteria step enables a manager, an employee, or both to tailor the document templates evaluation criteria for the employee prior to generating evaluations for the employee.

Depending on the role’s capabilities on the document template, evaluators can make the following modifications to the criteria document:

• Add items such as goals, responsibilities, competencies, or user defined content items to a section. Add free-form items or select pre-defined items from a prompt table. Free-form subitems can be added or pre-defined subitems can be selected that are already in the Establish Criteria document.
• Criteria cannot be deleted if it is identified as mandatory on the template.
• Criteria detail that can be edited during the Establish Criteria step depends on whether or not the items are defined as mandatory and whether or not the items are coded, as shown in the table below:

  If the Item Is	Editable Fields for Coded Items	Editable fields for Not Coded (Free-Form) Items
  Mandatory	Status Percent Complete Target Rating	Status Percent Complete Target Rating
  Not Mandatory	Supports Critical Ownership Due Date Reminder Date Status Percent Complete Target Rating	Title Description Measurement Supports Critical Ownership Due Date Reminder Date Status Percent Complete Target Rating

When the document criteria is satisfactory, the designer completes the document. Individual Evaluations can be generated by role from a completed criteria document. The document can also be reopened for further modifications.

Either a manager or an employee can add performance notes during the Establish Criteria step. These notes are linked to the section and item to which they apply. Later in the process, the person that entered a note can access the note to review, update, or include it in their section or item comments.

Before evaluation criteria can be modified, The HR human resources Administrator must complete the following tasks:

• Activate the establish criteria process. Select the Establish Criteria check box on the Template Definition page - General tab.
• Define the rules for the establish criteria process. Complete the fields in the Establish Criteria group box on the Template Definition page - Process tab.
• Activate the ability to add items to the <document type> - Criteria - Draft Document. Select the Add Items - Establish Criteria check box on the Template Definition page - Structure tab.
• Activate the ability to add items to the <document type> - Criteria - Draft Document for each specific role. Select the Add check box in the Item tab on the Structure Region tab - Template Definition page.

The following are used to modify Evaluation Criteria:

Note: The navigation paths and page documentation in this section refer to modifying sections of an evaluation document. All sections on a development document work similarly and use the same page formats. The information could be different depending on the template setup.

1. Select the Manager Self Service menu.

   OR

   Select the Employee Self Service menu.

2. Select the Performance Management menu group. This menu group is accessed by the Manager or Employee.
3. Select the Performance Documents menu item or the Development Documents to access performance/development documents as a manager.

   OR

   Select the My Performance Documents or Development Documents menu item to access performance/development documents an employee.

4. Select the Current Documents component. This component allows the manager/employee to view/modify current documents. The Performance Documents (current) List page (ESS Employee Self-Service) as an employee and Current Performance Documents List page (MSS Manager Self-Service) as a manager. Development Documents Current List page has the same page views and options.

To Modify a Current Performance Document (ESS):

1. Select the applicable document type by clicking the Document Type link. The Current Performance Documents - Document Details page is displayed.

   

   At this point, the following options are available:

   Step	Description
   Click Edit	Edits a document. The Draft page - Document Details tab is displayed. For more information regarding the completion of the Document Details page, refer to ESS Performance Management or MSS Performance Management.
   Click View	Views a completed document.
   Click Complete	Completes a step in the process. The Current Performance Document page - (ESS) Employee Evaluation tab is displayed.
   Click Save	Saves the Performance or Document Criteria - Draft document.
   Click Cancel	Cancels the changes and returns to the Document Details page.
   Click Reopen	Reopens a criteria document that was previously completed. This button displays only if the establish criteria process is completed. Note: After a role evaluation is created or a pending nomination is accepted, the criteria document cannot be reopened. This button no longer appears on the document, unless all pending nominations have been canceled and all evaluations have been deleted.

2. Click Complete. The document status will be marked Complete.

   OR

   Click Cancel. The Current Performance Document page (ESS) - Employee Evaluation tab is displayed.

To Modify a Current Performance Document (MSS):

1. Select the applicable document type by clicking the Document Type link. The Current Performance Documents page (MSS) page - Document Details tab is displayed.

   Note: The navigation and completion instructions for (MSS) Current Documents are the same as the navigation and completion instruction for (ESS) Current Documents.