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# How to create a Review Period
A **review period** is the specific timeframe used to assess an employee’s performance during a performance review.
The review period defines the **time being assessed**, while the **review cycle** refers to the overall performance review process, including setting up the review, assigning questionnaires, collecting feedback, and completing the assessment.
Follow the steps below to create a review period:
1. On the main menu, scroll down and click **Performance**.
2. Click **Review Period**.
3. Select either **Objective-Led** or **Person-Led**, depending on the type of review you want to create.
4. Click **Create** in the middle of the screen or at the top-right corner.
1. Enter the **Period Name**.
2. Set the **Review Period Timeline**:
3. The review period must fall within the **Review Cycle**.
4. Ensure that the review period end date falls within the timeframe employees are expected to complete their reviews.
5. **Start Date:** Enter the start date of the review period.
6. **End Date:** Enter the end date of the review period.
1. Click the dropdown beside **Advanced Options** to configure the options that apply to your review.
1. **Enable Peer Nomination -** Enable this option if you want employees to nominate peers who will provide feedback during the review.
- Minimum Nominees: Enter the minimum number of peers an employee must nominate.
- Maximum Nominees: Enter the maximum number of peers an employee can nominate.
- Final Peer Reviewers: Enter the number of nominated peers who will be selected to provide feedback.
- Allow Manager Replacement: Enable this option if managers should be allowed to replace or adjust nominated peers before reviews are assigned.
- Allow Admin Override: Enable this option if admins should be allowed to modify peer nominations or reviewer selections when necessary.
1. **Appraisal Review Committee -** Enable this option if you want an **Appraisal Review Committee (ARC)** to review employee performance during the appraisal cycle. The ARC is optional. If it is not set up, the appraisal will proceed without a committee review.
- Choose a Scribe: Select an employee who will record meeting minutes, document decisions, and maintain official committee records.
- Choose a Chairperson: Select an employee who will lead the meetings and facilitate discussions.
- Add Committee Member: Select the employees you want to include in the committee.
1. **Automatically Launch on Schedule Date -** Enable this option to automatically launch the review on the scheduled start date.
2. **Announcement -** Enable this option to notify employees **one week before the review start date**.
3. **Qualitative Employee Feedback -** Enable this option if you want feedback to focus on written insights rather than numerical scores. Employees and reviewers can provide observations, highlight strengths, and identify areas for improvement without using numerical ratings.
4. Click **Next** to proceed to the next stage of the review period setup.
8\. **Date Window -** The **Date Window** defines the timeframe for each stage of the review process. Under the Submission **Window**, set the timeframe within which employees and reviewers are expected to submit their evaluations.
- **Start Date:** Enter the start date of the submission window.
- **End Date:** Enter the end date of the submission window.
- Click **Next** to proceed.
9**. Participants -** Select the employees you want to include in the review period. You can select:
- All Employees
- Specific Employees
- Employees by Department
- After selecting the participants, click **Next** to proceed.
**10. Assessment -** The **Assessment** section allows you to select the reviewers and customize the review templates that will apply to the review period.
1. **Questionnaire** - Select the questionnaire you want participants to complete for the review.
- **Select Questionnaire Template:** Choose a questionnaire from your saved templates.
- **Reviewers:** Select who should complete the questionnaire by checking the appropriate options, such as **Reporting Manager, Self, Direct Reports, Peers, or Others**, depending on your review structure.
- **Add Another Questionnaire:** Add another questionnaire if different reviewers need to complete different questionnaires.
1. **Core Values -** Click **Core Values** to select the core values you want to use when assessing employees. Select the reviewers who should assess the employee against the core values, such as **Reporting Manager, Self, Direct Reports, Peers, or Others**.
1. **Require Evidence for Key Results -** Enable this option if you want employees to attach supporting evidence to their review when assessing their key results.
2. **Complete the Review Period Setup**
- Click **Create Review Period** to complete the review period setup.
- Select **Yes** or **No** when asked if managers should share feedback with their direct reports.
- Click **Finish** to complete the setup.
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