Manager Notes in the HR Manager portal

The Manager Notes process enables managers to add notes to Team Member's profiles. A Manager Note is typically an informal record of some interaction between a manager and a team member that is not covered or required by any of the more formal HR-related processes. You can also use a Manager Note to contribute to another, more formal process.

Typically, Manager Notes are added and maintained through the WX self service portal. You can also create, edit, copy, and delete Manager Notes through the HR Manager portal.

Displaying Manager Notes

Manager Notes are displayed in a related list on the Team Member's Employment Record. The Manager Notes related list is not displayed by default and must be added to the Employment Record page layout:

  1. Go to Setup and select the Object Manager tab.

  2. In Quick Find enter Employment.

  3. Select the Label for Employment Record.

  4. On the Employment Record page select Page Layouts.

  5. On the Page Layouts page select the Employment Layout.

  6. In the Employment Layout left panel select Related Lists.

  7. Drag and drop the Manager Notes related list on to the page layout.

  8. Select Save.

When you have added the Manager Notes related list to the page layout you can customize the list display by adding or removing columns.

The Manager Notes related list is added to the Employment Record page layout and displayed next time you open or refresh a Team Member's Employment Record.

New Manager Note

To add a new Manager Note for a Team Member:

  1. Open the Team Member's Employment Record.

  2. On the Employment Record page select the Related tab.

  3. On the Manager Notes Related List select New:

    Screenshot showing manager notes related list with new button selected

    Sage People displays the New Manager Note dialog:

    Screenshot showing the new manager note dialog before completion

  4. Complete the fields as follows:

    Field What to enter
    Manager Note # Employment Completed for you with an automatically generated value.
    Comment Text. The body of the Manager Note, typically as requested by the team member's manager.
    Show Manager Checkbox. If checked the comment is visible to the team member's manager through the WX self service portal.
    Show Team Member Checkbox. If checked the comment is visible to the team member through the WX self service portal.
    Submitted Date Date. Typically the date the note was created. Select the field to display a calendar, then select the date.
    Approved Date Date. If your organization requires HR approval for Manager Notes, select the field to display a calendar, then select the date.
    HR Comment Text. You can add an HR comment to further clarify the Manager Note.
  5. Select:

    • Save to save the note to the team member's employment record and close the dialog.

    • Save & New to save this note and create another.

    • Cancel to discard your changes and return to the team member's employment record.

Add files to a Manager Note

If a Manager Note has an associated file or attachment you can add it:

  1. Open the Team Member's Employment Record.

  2. On the Employment Record page select the Related tab.

  3. In the Manager Notes related list, select the Manager Note #:

    Screenshot showing manager notes related list with a manager note number selected

    Sage People displays the detail view for the note.

  4. Select the Related tab to display the Notes & Attachments list:

    Screenshot showing a manager note detail view with related tab selected

  5. Drag and drop the files you want to associate with this note, or select Upload Files to browse and choose the files. Drag and drop is available for first upload to the note; for subsequent uploads use the Upload Files button.

    Sage People confirms the file has been uploaded:

    Screenshot showing upload files confirmation dialog

  6. Select Done.

The file is added to the Manager Note.

When a file has been uploaded you can perform a range of operations with it. To display available actions:

  1. On the Manager Note Related tab select View All:

    Screenshot showing manager note related tab with view all selected

  2. For the file you want to use select the actions menu at the right of the row:

    Screenshot showing attached file action menu

  3. Select the action you want.

Edit Manager Note

To edit an existing Manager Note:

  1. Open the Team Member's Employment Record.

  2. On the Employment Record page select the Related tab.

  3. In the Manager Notes related list, for the note you want to edit select the actions menu at the right of the row and choose Edit:

    Screenshot showing manager notes related list with edit button selected

    By default, notes are listed in reverse date order with the most recent at the top.

    Sage People opens the note for editing:

    Screenshot showing manager notes edit dialog for an existing note

  4. Make the change you want and select Save.

Your change is saved and the Employment Record related list view redisplayed.

Copy Manager Note

To copy an existing Manager Note:

  1. Open the Team Member's Employment Record.

  2. On the Employment Record page select the Related tab.

  3. In the Manager Notes related list, select the Manager Note # for the note you want to copy:

    Screenshot showing manager notes related list with a manager note number selected

    Sage People displays the detail view for the note.

  4. Select Clone:

    Screenshot showing manager notes detail view with clone button selected

    Sage People takes a copy of the note and displays it in the New Manager Note dialog:

    Screenshot showing new manager note dialog for a copied note

  5. Make the changes you want and select Save to create a new Manager Note based on the original.

Delete Manager Note

  1. Open the Team Member's Employment Record.

  2. On the Employment Record page select the Related tab.

  3. In the Manager Notes related list, for the note you want to delete select the actions menu at the right of the row and choose Delete:

    Screenshot showing manager notes related list with delete button selected

    You are asked to confirm:

  4. Select Delete.

The note is deleted and the Manager Notes related list is redisplayed.