The Approval Before Employee Review (Apvl Before Review) Process - 3-Step

This diagram illustrates the 3-step Approval Before Employee Review process flow:

This table describes the flow of the process, lists the availability of action buttons that appear in the manager and employee evaluations for the process, and the change of statuses during the process:

Action	Available Action Button	Document Status
1. Manager adds ratings and comments to the document. When finished, manager clicks the Submit for Approval button to submit the document for approval. Manager confirms the action.	Submit for Approval	(original) Evaluation in Progress (changed to) Approval - Submitted
Individual in the approval chain approves the document. System changes document status accordingly.	-	(changed to) Approval - Approved
2. Manager opens the approved document and clicks the Share with Employee button to share the document with the employee. Manager confirms the action. System, if applicable, records the manager's eSignature. See Also Manager and Employee Signatures for the eSignature Section	Share with Employee	(changed to) Shared with Employee
3. Manager and employee meet to discuss the document. Then, one of these two things happens: (If the Employee Comments section is enabled on the document template) Employee adds any final comments, and clicks the Acknowledge button to acknowledge the document. Manager clicks the Override Acknowledgement button to override the acknowledgement (for example, when employee is unavailable to provide acknowledgment). Employee (or manager) confirms the action. System, if applicable, records the individual’s eSignature. See Also Manager and Employee Signatures for the eSignature Section	(for employee) Acknowledge (for manager) Override Acknowledgement	(changed to) Acknowledged
System sets the document status to Completed.	-	(changed to) Completed