Understanding Performance Diaries

A performance diary is a collection of notes and attachments that you compile throughout the year. These notes document the activities and accomplishments that affect the job performance. You can also use the performance diary to maintain notes and attachments regarding a manager performance or another employee performance. For example, you might track job related tasks that you accomplish, the completion of a course of study, client recommendations regarding the assistance, or any other activity that might affect the performance appraisal. The Daily Diary program (P087715) records and classifies information by using these criteria:

• Employee.

• Subject.

• Subject type.

• Relation to employee.

• Relation to a performance appraisal.

Notes that you create in the Daily Diary program are private unless you attach them to a performance appraisal. The system links the diary entries to the address book number. Human Resources representatives and managers who review the appraisal can review the diary entries that you attach to a performance appraisal.

When you create the performance self appraisal or revise the employee performance appraisal, you can attach diary entries to the appraisal to document the activities. After you attach diary entries to an appraisal, you can change the text until you approve (or contest) and submit the appraisal. After you submit the appraisal, you cannot change or delete the attached entries from the performance diary.