After the performance document status is marked complete and goals are updated in Goal Management, can further changes be made to the goals in the performance document, either directly or through Goal Management?

After the performance document status is marked complete and goals are updated in Goal Management, can further changes be made to the goals in the performance document, either directly or through Goal Management?

• A. Yes; goals can be updated by the manager or worker
• B. No; goals cannot be updated in the performance document by the manager or the worker
• C. Yes; but only by a system administrator
• D. Yes; only via a special update workflow

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that once a performance document is marked complete, it becomes a finalized record and cannot be edited. This means goals inside that document cannot be changed, either directly by a manager or by the worker, or through Goal Management. Goal updates belong to planning for future cycles, not retroactively altering a completed record. If changes are needed after completion, the proper path is to handle them through the next cycle’s processes (or an administrative workflow to reopen or create a new document, as allowed by your organization’s policies), not by editing the already completed document.

The key idea is that once a performance document is marked complete, it becomes a finalized record and cannot be edited. This means goals inside that document cannot be changed, either directly by a manager or by the worker, or through Goal Management. Goal updates belong to planning for future cycles, not retroactively altering a completed record. If changes are needed after completion, the proper path is to handle them through the next cycle’s processes (or an administrative workflow to reopen or create a new document, as allowed by your organization’s policies), not by editing the already completed document.