You have made the settings described in the topic Preparations and Customizing (PA-PD) .
The process flow of this workflow can be seen by looking at the process flow for the workflow for approving an appraisal.
Holding an Appraisal
A supervisor creates and holds an appraisal for an employee.
Note
Both persons or users must be the holders of positions.
You can carry out the activities in question from the appraiser’s
Appraisals where appraiser
subprofile.
Completing an Appraisal
The supervisor completes the appraisal. This means that the status of the appraisal is not
Completed
.
Note
The appraisal process comprises several phases. During each of these phases, the appraisal itself has a specific status. The statuses
Approved
and
Rejected
can be assigned only by this workflow.
The completion of an appraisal is the
triggering event
of the workflow template for approving an appraisal.
Rejecting an Appraisal
The employee finds a work item in his/her integrated inbox. The appraisee can display the appraisal from the work item. This work item permits only the "approval" or "rejection" of the appraisal. The employee rejects the appraisal.
Note
Theoretically, all employees (that is, possible agents) can approve their appraisal, although you can restrict this in Customizing. However, at runtime, only the appraisee for whom the appraisal was held (that is, the agent selected) should be able to decide. This is achieved by means of role resolution.
Reviewing an Appraisal
The supervisor finds a work item in his/her integrated inbox. The appraisal can be displayed from this work item. This work item permits the "reviewing" of the appraisal. The supervisor changes and completes the appraisal.
Approving an Appraisal
The employee finds a work item in his/her integrated inbox. The appraisee can display the appraisal from the work item. This work item permits only the "approval" or "rejection" of the appraisal. The employee approves the appraisal.
The appraiser receives information as to the appraisee’s approval in his or her integrated inbox.
Following Up an Appraisal
The supervisor finds a work item in his/her integrated inbox. This work item permits only the processing or cancellation of a follow-up processing activity. The supervisor carries out the follow-up processing activity.
The workflow is completed.