Criteria Group 

Definition

Element in the appraisal catalog that you can use as a structure node in an appraisal template under which you can group individual criteria. You can also use criteria groups as end nodes.

You can only create criteria groups in an appraisal template.

Use

You can use criteria groups to organize elements that thematically belong together.

Example:

·         Departmental objectives (structure nodes)
- Objective A
- Objective B

·         Competencies (structure nodes)
- Objective C
- Objective D

·         Qualifications (structure nodes)
- Objective E
- Objective F

·         Team Work (end node)

You also use criteria groups to do the following:

·         To determine the average values of the individual weightings.

·         To add fixed enhancements to the appraisal document.
By choosing a fixed enhancement, that is, an implementation based on the BAdI definition RHAP_ENHANCE_FIX, you can specify criteria from the requirements of an appraisee’s position be added as objectives to the appraisal document. Enhancements are added to the appraisal document dynamically when it is created. That is, the user does not have to perform a dialog in the system.
The SAP system determines requirements in the following sequence:
- From the position
- From the job
- From the employee’s tasks
The system always takes the next highest value of a qualification that exists within the hierarchy and adds this value to the appraisal document.
You can only use fixed enhancements at criteria-group level.

·         To add free enhancements to the appraisal document.
By choosing a free enhancement, that is, an implementation based on the BAdI definition HRHAP_ENHANCE_FREE, you can specify at criteria-group level that additional objectives such as objectives or qualifications be added to the appraisal document, after it has been created, using the Qualifications pushbutton in the Add Element column.
If you use a free enhancement, you must also create a reference object. The SAP system transfers the properties of the reference object (criterion) to the added qualifications.

·         To define if and when a criteria group, and all its subordinate criteria, or a criterion can be deleted from the appraisal process.
BAdI HRHAP00_ENHANCE_DEL is available as an example in the SAP standard system.

Structure

Use the tab pages that are available for each criteria group to assign particular properties to the criteria group:

·         Description Tab Page
On this tab page, you can store a descriptive text for the criteria group.

·         Columns Tab Page
On this tab page, you can define which columns are to be used for the criteria group. You can also store the attributes required for each column in the criteria group.

·         Value Descriptions Tab Page
On this tab page, you can describe the values in the value list that are used for the appraisal in the Final Appraisal column. You can store different descriptions for the same value according to the various objectives or always use the same description as default.

·         Element Access Tab Page
The settings on this tab page enable you to restrict participants’ access to the elements in the appraisal document.