Using Writing Assistant

Depending on your organization’s implementation, users will see an icon or a link to access the Writing Assistant.

The Writing Assistant displays information about the user being reviewed, the competency being reviewed, and starter text that you may add to your comments for either describing the behavior or giving advice.

To use the Writing Assistant, you select the text that best matches the level demonstrated by the person being evaluated. Then, you decide if you would like to describe the behavior or give advice on the behavior.

Describe Behavior is the default selection and is most commonly used to provide starter text about an employee’s performance. Once you select the level that most closely describes the employee, you can enter text in various narratives (I, You, [Employee Name]) depending on the writer-subject relationship. You also have the option of adjusting the positivity of the language in the text.

Give Advice provides guidance specific to the manager or employee and has the same basic functionality as the Writing Assistant. It offers developmental suggestions and concepts that address a defined problem area or encourage an employee’s strength.

Give Advice text displays on the Give Advice tab in the order determined by the Performance Details configuration. We recommend that you create the content in the order you’d like the content to display on the Give Advice tab.

Describe Behavior and Give Advice content is available within the standard SAP SuccessFactors competency library and can be created for custom competency libraries. Administrators can customize this information via Performance Details.

Once the text is added in the comment area of the form, users can make the necessary modifications.