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2075972 - The Comment Box is Missing From the Send to Next Step Page When Routing a Form - Performance Management

Symptom

  • Routing comment box is not visible when submitting a form.
  • When sending a form to the next person, the user is unable to enter a comment for the next recipient because the Email Notification Comments box is missing.
  • Comments from the sender cannot be added to the Document Routing Notification Email

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Environment

  • SAP SuccessFactors Performance Management
  • SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management

Cause

  • The [[DOC_COMMENT]] token is missing from the body of the Document Routing Notification email template
  • The Document Routing Notification template is not enabled

Note: The following are different scenarios where users will not have the option to include a comment when routing a form to the next step:

  • When the recipient of the form is the same as the sender.
  • When the form is routed to Completed.
  • When there are no form recipients.

Resolution

  1. Ensure the Document Routing Notification is enabled
    • Admin Center > Company Settings > E-Mail Notification Template Settings
    • Make sure the box next to Document Routing Notification is checked
    • Click “Save Notification Settings” on the very bottom of the page.
  2. Add the [[DOC_COMMENT]] token to the Document Routing Notification email template
    • Admin Center > Company Settings > E-Mail Notification Template Settings > Click on Document Routing Notification to select the template
    • If the option Specify Different Template for Each Form is selected, select the desired form from the dropdown and click "Switch to"
    • Enter the token [[DOC_COMMENT]] in the body of the template 
    • Click "Save Changes"

Note: The token will need to be included in all languages enabled in the environment, to check another language select the language from the dropdown and click "Switch to"

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See Also

Is it Possible to Disable the Send to Next Step Page in the Performance Form?

Keywords

SF, success factors, PM, PMGM, Document Routing Notification, [[DOC_COMMENT]], comment, step, form, review, route, trigger, email, recipient, sender, received, sent, inbox , KBA , sf performance manage live forms , LOD-SF-PM-EML , Emails and Notifications , Problem

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors Performance & Goals all versions ; SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting all versions