Review period
Each cycle defines the dates being reviewed, such as an annual or half-year period.
Use appraisal cycles as structured review folders that bundle a review period, template, enrolled employees, reviewer assignments, due dates and completion status.
Draft cycles are admin-only while HR reviews template, period and employee scope.
Use appraisal cycles as structured review folders that bundle a review period, template, enrolled employees, reviewer assignments, due dates and completion status.
Each cycle defines the dates being reviewed, such as an annual or half-year period.
A cycle is pinned to one competency template so all enrolled employees are scored consistently.
Draft cycles stay invisible until rollout creates employee appraisals and sends notifications.
A cycle is a folder: a review period, a template, the people in it and their reviewers. Three weeks in, you hire two more — so you roll out again, and only the two new people get an appraisal row and an email.
The first rollout is also what flips the cycle from draft to active, so employees see nothing until you are ready for them to.
Every view stays structured and reviewable — nothing hides behind a tab.
Draft cycles are admin-only while HR reviews template, period and employee scope.
Employees and managers can complete assigned review work.
Closed cycles lock reviews against further edits while preserving reports and PDFs.
Engineering, manager and general staff cycles can share dates while using different weights.
A cycle groups review period, template, due dates and employee appraisals.
Nothing is visible before rollout.
Rollout enrols all active employees by default, creates their appraisals and sends kickoff emails; re-running skips anyone already enrolled and never re-emails.
Cycle detail and reports show pending, in-progress and finalized counts.
Closed cycles preserve history, prevent edits and cannot be reopened.
Different employee groups can be reviewed with different competency models.
A time-boxed review program tied to one template and a set of employee appraisals.
After HR rolls the cycle out and it becomes active.
No. Closed cycles are read-only for history and reports.
Map your current workflow to the right HRM setup, permissions and rollout plan.