Supervisor Conducts Final Review ofthe 5 tier Performance rating after

the Employee Certifies View/Discussion of Rating.

-----Original Message-----From: RA.mdbeltsvi3.AMDC Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 7:08 AMTo: Wayne Yarbrough (Randy.Yarbrough@va.usda.gov)Subject: Taylor,Diane D added Summary Rating comments for 2006 created by Yarbrough Jr,Wayne RandallI*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

Supervisor receives emailNotification After Employee

Takes action to Certify Review/Discussion

Select “internet explorer”

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

Read the Warning and Click on“I agree to the above”

Enter your EmpowHR (ICAMS)User ID and Password and click on “EmpowHR Sign In”.

Click on “worklist”.

Click on the blue link for the applicable 5 tier performance appraisal to view/review.

Verify that a check mark has been entered in ALL THREEBLOCKS!

NOTE: Each checkmark represents an electronic signature. The reviewIs not complete until the appraisal has been signed by all three: Employee, supervisor, and reviewer.

Click on the “elements and standards” tab for a final review of the status of ratings.

Click on “view all” to view the ratings forall the elements.

Click on the “summary rating” tab after reviewing theratings for all the elements.

If the supervisor has additional comments tomake after reviewing, click on the “add morecomments” button. NOTE: There can beas many back and forth comments betweensupervisor and employee as necessary/desired.

If you add additional comments at this point, Don’t forget to click on “SAVE”! If no additional entries are Made, you don’t need to click on save.

To print a hard copy document, click on the “create printable form”.

NOTE: Hard copies should only beprinted when needed.

Click on “view document”

The plan should show 3 electronic signatures anddates of certification: Employee, Supervisor, and Reviewer.

To print, click on the “printer icon” , select printer, and click “OK”.

When all actions have been completed, click on “worklist”The item should clear from the worklist.

The action should no longer show on your worklist.

To exit EmpowHR after actions are complete,Click on “signout”.