Employee Relationship/Assessor Task - Overview Step

The Overview step is the first step in the succession planning task, and it displays the instructions for completing the task. These instructions are configured by the administrator.

To open a succession planning task, go to Home > Scheduled Tasks. Then, select the task name.

PERMISSION NAME PERMISSION DESCRIPTION CATEGORY
Delegate SMP Task Enables a succession task owner to name a succession task co-planner, if co-planners are enabled for the succession task. This permission should be added to the relevant security role to allow succession task owners to search for and select co-planners. This permission cannot be constrained. This is an administrator permission. Talent/Succession - Administration
SMP Task - View Grants the ability to view succession tasks. This permission is dynamically assigned to a user when they are assigned any type of SMP task. However, this permission is not dynamically removed when the SMP task has ended. This permission cannot be constrained. Talent/Succession

Step Title and Directions

At the top of the page, the step title and directions are displayed, which are configured by the system administrator. Be sure to read the instructions prior to beginning the step.

Options

The following options may be available from the Options drop-down menu:

  • Manage Co-Planners - This option is only available if the task is configured to allow co-planners. If co-planners have already been selected, then this option displays the current number of co-planners (e.g., "Manage Co-Planners (4)"). Select this option to view, add, and remove co-planners. This opens the Manage Co-Planners flyout.
    • To add a co-planner, select the pop-up icon . This opens the Select a User pop-up, in which a user can be selected.
    • To remove a co-planner, select the Remove icon next to the user's name.
    • Select the Save button in the Manage Co-Planners pop-up to save any changes to the co-planners.
  • Print Succession Task - Select this option to print the task using your browser. Clicking the option opens the Print window for your browser and allows you to print the task.
  • Download PDF - Select this option to generate a PDF version of the succession task. When a task owner generates a PDF, the PDF includes the work completed by the task owner. When a task reviewer generates a PDF, the PDF includes the work completed by the task reviewer.

    • To print the task:

    1. Click the Download PDF option from the Options drop-down. This opens the Task Print pop-up. You can either download the task as a PDF or print the task using your browser.

    1. Click Download PDF to download the task as a PDF.
      1. The message in the pop-up changes to indicate that an email will be sent when the PDF is ready.
      2. The email address is pulled from your user record.
      3. The Succession Task PDF Notification email must be active and configured in Email Administration.
      4. If you have downloaded the PDF within the last 20 days, then when you click the Succession task title, the pop-up opens and indicates that your PDF is ready to download.
    2. Click Print Task to print the task from your browser. This opens the Print window for your browser and allows you to print the task.

Navigation Buttons

The following navigation buttons are available at the bottom of the page:

  • Previous - This button takes users to the previous step of the succession task. This button is not available on the first page of the succession task.
  • Save and Exit - This button saves the assessor's progress and exits the succession task.
  • Save and Continue - This button saves the assessor's progress and proceeds to the next step of the succession task. This button is not available on the final page of the succession task.
  • Submit - This button submits the succession task. This button is only available when all sections of the task are complete. Caution: A succession task cannot be reopened once it has been submitted. However, assessors are able to access the task up until the task end date, even if the task has been submitted.

When in read-only mode, the available buttons are Previous, Exit, and Next.