Bypass Employee’s Signature in Rating Phase

There may be exceptions when the Rating Official or Reviewing Official will need to bypass the employee’s signature. Exceptions may include, but not limited to, employee being on leave, detail, active duty, or the employee refuses to sign.

1. From an open plan, click Rating Signatures or scroll to Part 5. Rating Signatures.

2. Click Bypass Employee Signature.

   

3. You will be asked to select a Signature Bypass Reason from the drop-down menu. 

   

4. Click Yes, Bypass Employee Signature to sign on behalf of employee or click No, Cancel to return.

   

5. You will receive a success message.

6. Scroll to Part 10. For Agency Use and click Edit. Annotate the employee’s refusal or inability to sign the plan in the text box with the name and title of the employee. You will be asked to confirm your action. Click Save, Save and Close, or Close Without Saving.

   

7. The explanation will now appear on the plan.

8. The signature action with the date and time will be documented in Signature History.  

   

    

What's next:

• Once the bypass is complete, the plan progresses to the next required step. If a PAC is required, the PAC Certifier will be notified. See: → Performance Appraisal Certification Process for Individual Plans
• If signatures need to be removed, see: → How to Remove Signatures in the Rating Signature Phase