To avoid issues with the form timing out, each question and response have their own update button. You can update each as many times as you like before submitting to the next stage. After each edit to an answer press the appropriate update button before moving on to the next answer.
There are two questions marked as optional.
You can submit the form at the bottom, this button will only appear once all answers have been added and three role-based priorities selected.
Until then you will see the following:
You can update answers as many times as you like. Until you submit the form it is not accessible to the reviewer. They only see that it has been created and sent to you.
For the priorities, a number of roles will be able to select three priorities from a pre-defined list. To select a priority, switch the selected drop down to Yes. Success measures are no longer selected at this stage but by the reviewer. The reviewer also has the option to change the selected priorities.
There is also a personal development priority that will need to be filled in. Use the Update Priorities button to reload the table with your changes.
Once submitted, a notification will be sent to the reviewer with a link to the form. You will still be able to view but, you will no longer be able to amend it.
Completing the Process
Once submitted, the reviewer will have the option to add a response to each question and final comments at the bottom.
The reviewer will also add the success measures for each of the chosen priorities (and can change the chosen priorities if they wish).
Again, the responses can be updated as many times as they like using the response by response buttons. until the "Mark Review Completed" button is pressed. As per the annual review guidance, responses can be started prior to the face to face review and completed following.
Once this has been marked completed by the line manager, this will be sent to the employee for them to add their final comments and accept the completed review.
At the point of acceptance an email will notify the reviewer who can log in to view any closing comments.
The annual review will also remain available for viewing by both employee and line manager.