Supervisor Conducts Final Review of the 5 Tier

Performance Plan ViaMenu Options - EmpowHR

NOTE: Only use the Menu option ONLY after you have verified you do not have a worklist action. It is very seldom that you wouldneed to use menu options to take the review action.

-----Original Message-----From: RA.mdbeltsvi3.AMDC Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 2:49 PMTo: donald. thompson (donald.thompson@va.usda.gov)Subject: Dickerson,Cynthia H(008510) viewed the Performance Plan for 2007 created by supervisor Thompson,Donald Martin(008509)I*CAMS has a worklist entry awaiting your action.Click on the following link to proceed to I*CAMS login screen.https://icams.usda.gov/HRISC/signon.htmlNote: Please do not respond back to this email

The Supervisor Will Receive AnEmail Notifying There IS A

Worklist Action in EmpowHR

Select “internet explorer”

Enter the URL:https://icams.usda.gov/

Read the warning and select “I agree to the above”.

Enter your EmpowHR user ID and passwordAnd click on “HRIS Sign In”

Check the worklist FIRST toSee if the action is there. If the actionIs there, then you should access it From the worklist.

NOTE: Always check the worklist first. Actions should be worked from theWorklist when possible to prevent actions from becoming stuck onThe worklist.

If the action is not on the worklist, click on“manager self-service” and use the following menuOptions to access the plan to verify employeeCertification.

Select “tasks”.

Select “performance”

Select “performance plan”.

Click on “existing plan”

Select the 10/01/2006 plan.

Supervisor verifies that the employee has entered the checkmark to either certify the plan was “viewed/discussed” or a check mark to certify he/she “refused to sign”.

NOTE: The check marks entered by the employee, supervisor, and reviewer result in the electronic signatures in the computer and on the printed hard copy document. To be a completed, filed, AD-435A, there MUST be a check mark in all 3 blocks (employee, supervisor, and reviewer). As the supervisor, you are responsible to ensure the AD-435A is accurately completed and signed in accordancewith procedure.

To print a copy of the new 5 tier performancePlan, click on “create printable form”.Printing the plan is not required.

Click on “view document”.

If the 5 Tier Performance Plan was correctly processed through ICAMS,the AD-435A document will show electronic signatures for theEmployee, supervisor, and reviewing official.

NOTE: An entry must be shown for all 3 (employee, supervisor, and reviewingOfficial) in order for the performance plan to be complete, filed, and official.This is an example of the hard copy document when the employee hasChecked “viewed/discussed”.

This is an example of a hard copy AD-435A when the employeeChecks “refused to sign”.

To print a hard copy of the AD-435A, click on “file” then click“print”.