Performance Cycles and Appraisal Periods
Summary
A review cycle defines the named period and lifecycle that accepts appraisals.
Audience
HR administrators, managers, employees, product owners, implementation partners, engineering, QA, support, architecture, and security reviewers as applicable.
Overview
Cycles begin as Draft, can be opened, and can be closed. The status model contains intermediate review phases, but no implemented phase-advance commands move cycles through those intermediate phases.
Confirmed business behavior
Creating a cycle records its period and notes. Opening makes a Draft cycle active and eligible for appraisals. Closing ends any non-closed cycle. The admin UI exposes create, open, and close actions.
Business rules
Tenant context and a valid date window are required. Only Draft can open; Closed cannot reopen. Appraisals can be created in the implemented accepting cycle states. Closing does not currently cascade appraisal closure.
Maturity
The capability is Transitional because canonical staged behavior coexists with compatibility behavior and incomplete authorization governance.
Requires confirmation
Phase scheduling, eligibility population, reminders, automatic opening/closing, cycle reopening, and appraisal-close cascade require confirmation or are Not implemented.
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See Also
Keywords
- Performance
- Appraisal
- Draft documentation
Source References
microservices/src/performance-service/Domain/ReviewCycle/ReviewCycle.csmicroservices/src/performance-service/Domain/Common/Enums.csmicroservices/src/performance-service/Domain/Common/ValueObjects.csmicroservices/src/performance-service/Application/Commands/ReviewCycleCommands.csUI/salary-ui/apps/client-hrms-portal/src/pages/hr/TalentAdminPages.tsx
Revision Information
- Status: Draft
- Last reviewed: 2026-07-16
- Review cycle: Quarterly