Using multiple appraisal templates in performance management

[Former Member]

Hi All,

In performance management, we have the process configured according to the SAP building block 584 (using the pre-defined process) such that a specific appraisal template is used as part of the appraisal process. I was wondering if it is possible to use multiple appraisal templates?

For example, employees 1-10 use Template 1, and employees 11-20 use Template 2?

If yes, where would I be able to configure this?

Thanks,

Current

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If you would like to use multiple appraisal templates for Predefined Appraisal process you need to implement the BADI HRHAP00_PMP_PROCESS.

By creating a custom implementation of this BADI you can ensure that an appraisal process is applicable for one set of employees and 2nd process for another set of employees.

Thanks,
Sachin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Sachin,

Thanks for your reply. This seems like it can be a solution, but I would like to explore other options first before using a Badi.

Thanks,

Current

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Current

You are right as a general design principle to consider configuration options before going down the route of a BADI or bespoke solution. However, to confirm what Sachin says, in this case the BADI is the standard way SAP provides for selecting different templates for different empoyees if you want there to me an automatic determination of appraisal template during the preparation phase. As you can imagine, there are a lot of different ways customers may choose to determine these criteria. For this reason, it would not be so easy to include all criteria in a configurable table, for example. Hence in this way, the BADI provides you with a flexible way of specifying your own selection criteria without needing to modify the standard code.

Kind regards,

Alison

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you Sachin and Alison. We will attempt this method and will come back if we are running into any trouble.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Alison and Sachin,

I've posted a new question related to this one. If you have the time, please take a look at it here: http://scn.sap.com/thread/3338416

Thanks,

Current

[Former Member]

Hi,

No special configuration is required for this.

What ever you maintained for the 1st template as it is you configured for 2nd template also.

In your case two template is required.

1st template release, use it for 1-10 employees.

2nd template release, use it for 11-20 employees.

Regards,

vijay

[Former Member]

Hi Vijay,

Thanks for your response.

I've searched through different transactions and options but haven't found where it can be specified that Template 1 goes to one set of employees and Template 2 goes to another. I would think it would be in the PHAP_CATALOG_PA, but I did not find it there. Would you be able to be more specific on where this can be done?

Thanks,

Current

[Former Member]

To be more explicit:

We are using the Netweaver Business client to do our performance management.

We are following the process from the Business Process Documentation 584. When the manager logs in to the Netweaver client, there's only the option to use the standard template, even though another template was created.

We would like to have either the option to choose one template or the other when appraising the employees, or have the employees automatically be using 1 template or the other (ie. employees 1-10 automatically are appraised using Template 1, and employees 11-20 are appraised using Template 2).