Bookshelf v7.8: What's New in This Release

Table 1 lists the changes in this revised version of the documentation to support release 7.8 of the software. Some chapters of the Siebel Performance Management Guide were derived from the Siebel Employee Relationship Management Administration Guide, which is no longer published.

Table 1. Revised content in Siebel Performance Management Guide, Version 7.8, Rev. A
Topic	Description
Creating a review component See Defining Review Components.	Revised navigation path in Step 1 of procedure To create a review component.
Login to approve or decline a performance review. Navigation to My Direct Reports See Approving and Declining Submitted Performance Reviews.	Added manager login to Step 1 of procedure To approve or decline a submitted review. Changed navigation information to My Direct Reports in Step 2.
Competency and Assignment Manager See Integrating the Competency Management System with Assignment Manager.	This new topic describes the steps required to integrate a Competency Management System with Assignment Manager.
File System Parameter setup and instanceconfig.xml file See Setting the File System Parameter During Analytics Server Setup.	Revised reference to instanceconfig.xml file in Step 2 of procedure To set the file system parameter. Added information describing where the instanceconfig.xml file is located.
Server path and location of SiebelAnalytics.webcat.16.autosave file Variable for Analytics Web Server in path See Preserving Analytics Web Catalogs.	Added example server to path statement for location of Analytics catalogs in Step 1 of procedure To preserve a Web catalogs for use with other Analytics servers. Added variable for server path in Step 2 of procedure To preserve a Web catalogs for use with other Analytics servers.
Performance Scorecard integration and WI Symbolic URL List view See Verifying Performance Scorecard Integration.	Corrected navigation path to WI Symbolic URL List view in Step 1 of procedure To verify Performance Scorecard integration.
Global field value and Synchronization See Synchronize and Synchronize All Buttons.	Added information in topic describing Global value field changes and synchronization.
Employee Objectives KPI view See Employee Objective KPIs View.	Amplified information about how synchronization occurs.
Global KPI Request See Defining a Global KPI Request.	Corrected path of Destination Folder in Step 11a of procedure To define a Global KPI Request.
Employee-Specific KPI Request See Creating an Employee-Specific KPI Request.	Added note specifying the end-of-file location in Step 12 of procedure To create an employee-specific KPI request. Corrected path of Destination Folder in Step 13a of procedure To create an employee-specific KPI request.
KPI Access Groups See Selecting KPI Access Groups.	Revised Step 2 in procedure To select KPI Access Groups specifying that the Private check box must be selected.
Objective Scorecard See Reviewing the Objectives Scorecard	Added information as Steps 3 and 4 in procedure To review the Objectives Scorecard.

Table 2. New Product Features in Siebel Performance Management Guide, Version 7.8
Topic	Description
Competency Management and Assignment Manager See Setting Up Competency Management.	This new feature allows users to synchronize Competency skills with Assignment Manager skills. This synchronization process allows organizations to use competency management skills as assignment criteria in Assignment Manager.
Performance Scorecard and Performance KPIs See Setting Up and Administering Performance Scorecard.	This new feature allows an organization to track the metrics for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and objectives to assess how well performance goals are being met.
Performance Scorecard See Performance Scorecard Reference.	This new appendix provides information on Performance Scorecard background processes.

What's New in This Release

What's New in Siebel Performance Management Guide, Version 7.8, Rev. A