Supervisor enters FY06

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Supervisor enters FY06 SUMMARY RATINGS
Into EmpowHR For Employees Under the 5 Tier
Performance System
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Select internet explorer
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Enter the URL https//icams.usda.gov/
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Read the warning and select I agree to the
above.
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Enter your EmpowHR (ICAMS) User ID and Password
and click on EmpowHR Sign In.
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Click on Manager Self-Service.
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Click on Tasks.
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Select Performance.
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Select Summary Rating
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Click on New Rating next to the applicable
employee.
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Click on the search engine to Select the
correct review period.
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Select the applicable FY06 Five Tier Performance
Plan review period from date.
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Click on add.
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Click on the Elements and Standards tab.
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Click on view all so you can see All the
elements and standards in the plan.
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Click on the search engine next To the box for
element rating.
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• Compare the employees performance
• with the fully successful performance
• standard established for the applicable element
• and determine which of the following ratings
  apply.

2. Select the applicable rating for the
applicable element.

1. For all elements rated does not meet, the
   rating official must prepare a written statement
   describing the employees deficiencies with
   assistance from SPO.

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Repeat this process until you have entered a
rating for every element in the plan.
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Scroll to the top and click on the Summary
Rating Tab.
NOTE DO NOT SAVE UNTIL YOU HAVE ENTERED
APPLICABLE JUSTIFICATIONS/COMMENTS UNDER THE
SUMMARY RATING TAB.
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1. Supervisor must enter an accomplishment
statement or justification for each element
given a rating of exceeds fully successful or
does not meet. You MUST enter the comments
BEFORE taking SAVE.

• Click on SAVE if you have entered all ratings
• and required justifications.

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NOTE If you took SAVE before you entered
Justifications/comments, you will not be able to
enter them here. You will need to back out, then
go back in under existing rating and click on
add more comments To enter comments.
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Note the system automatically calculates the
final summary rating for you after you enter
and save the ratings for each individual element.
After saving the rating, a check mark should show
in the box under supervisor, created review
rating. A check mark in this box is the
electronic signature of the supervisor.
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To print a hard copy document, click on the
create printable form button.
NOTE Printing hard copies should only be done
when necessary.
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The Summary Rating Will Flow to the Reviewer
for Review and Signature. The Reviewer will
receive an email notification.
-----Original Message-----From
RA.mdbeltsvi3.AMDC Sent Thursday, September 14,
2006 620 AMTo Wesley. stclair
(wes.stclair_at_va.usda.gov)Subject Yarbrough
Jr,Wayne Randall did Summary Rating for
Gibson,John K for the fiscal year 2006 ICAMS has
a worklist entry awaiting your action. Click on
the following link to proceed to ICAMS login
screen. https//icams.usda.gov/HRISC/signon.html N
ote Please do not respond back to this email