(Classic) Approving Documents

This section discusses how to:

  • Select documents to approve.

  • Approve documents.

  • Resolve approval transactions in error.

  • Delegate approvals.

Note: A fluid version of ePerformance is now available to support employee performance reviews. For more information, see Understanding Fluid ePerformance.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Select Transaction to Approve Page

EP_APPRAISL_APPR_L

Select the employees for whom you want to grant or deny approval of a document.

View Approval Status Summary Page

EP_APPRAISL_APPR_L

View a list of employees and their approval status.

Approve Document Page

EP_APPRAISAL_EE

Approve or deny approval of a document.

Use the Select Transaction to Approve page (EP_APPRAISL_APPR_L) to select the employees for whom you want to grant or deny approval of a document.

Navigation:

  • Manager Self Service > Performance Management > Approve Documents > Select Transaction to Approve

  • Workforce Development > Performance Management > Approve Documents > Select Transaction to Approve

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Select Transaction to Approve page.

Select Transaction to Approve page

This page enables you to view the documents that you need to approve. It is identical to the View Approval Status Summary page except the Select Transaction to Approve page lists only documents that you have not yet approved, while the View Approval Status Summary page lists all documents where you are an approver or an originator.

Note: You can also approve performance and development documents using the Pending Approvals - Performance Page.

Use the Approve Document page (EP_APPRAISAL_EE) to approve or deny approval of a document.

Navigation:

Click an employee name link to open a document on the Select Transaction to Approve page.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Approve Document page (1 of 2).

Approve Document page (1 of 2)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Approve Document page (2 of 2).

Approve Document page (2 of 2)

Users can also approve or deny documents directly from email notifications that they receive for the approval requests.

See Also Approving Documents From Email

Field or Control

Description

Performance Document Details

Click this link to display the Manager Evaluation page in a modal window in display-only mode. This page contains the consolidated evaluations and comments from all participants.

Process Detail

Displays detailed information about the approval process.

Evaluation Approval Chain

Displays the approvers in the approval process and their status. Click the name link to open a new browser window containing detailed information about the approver.

Comment

Enter the reason for approving the document, or denying approval.

Approve

Click this button to approve the transaction.

Deny

Click this button to deny the transaction.

Approval Summary

Click to return to the Select Transaction to Approve page.

If an error occurs and the system is not able to route the transaction to its intended approver, the system automatically routes the transaction to the administrator, as defined on the approval process definition. The administrator can then review the transaction using the Monitor Approvals (PTAF_ADMIN_MON) component to approve, deny, or reassign the transaction to the appropriate approver

See Administering Approvals.

Administrators and managers can delegate someone in the system to approve ePerformance documents in their absence.

See Working with Delegations.