Performance feedback is a written note about an employee. HR admins can enter it from [Performance](/hrms/performance/overview) or from the full feedback list.

Open **Performance Feedback** under **Performance**. The list title is **Employee Performance Feedbacks**. The column is **Name**. Search reads **Search...**. Choose **New Employee Performance Feedback** to open the full form. Recent notes also appear under **Continuous feedback** on Performance.

## Give feedback from Performance

1. On **Performance**, choose **Give feedback**.
2. Choose **For employee**. That field is required.
3. Choose **Reviewer (optional)** when someone other than you should be named.
4. Enter **Feedback**. That note is required. The box prompt is **Recognize a win, share constructive notes, or document growth areas…**
5. Choose **Submit**.

The confirmation is **Feedback submitted**, and the dialog closes. **Cancel** discards the note. If the employee or the note is missing, the dialog stays open and says **Select an employee and enter feedback.** If the save does not go through, it says **Failed to submit feedback** and the note is not stored. Search **Give Feedback** to land on Performance and open the same dialog.

## Use the full form

1. Choose **New Employee Performance Feedback**.
2. On **Feedback**, choose **For Employee** and **Reviewer**. Both are required. **Employee Name** and **Reviewer Name** fill in from those choices and stay read-only.
3. Enter **feedback**. That note is required.
4. Set **Added On**. That date and time is required.
5. Choose **Appraisal**. That link is required. **Appraisal Cycle**, **Department**, **Designation**, **Total Score**, and **Company** stay read-only when SmoothHiring already knows them.
6. Choose **Create Employee Performance Feedback**.

The confirmation is **Employee Performance Feedback created**. Open the saved record to change the note, then **Save**. **Changes saved** confirms the update. **Submit** files the record and says **Submitted**. **Submit failed** leaves it unsubmitted. After it is submitted, **Cancel** says **Cancelled**.

**Save** with nothing new says **No changes to save**. A missing required field names itself, for example **feedback is required**, and nothing is created. A failed save says **Save failed. Your edits are still here.**

## Next

- [Appraisals](/hrms/performance/appraisal)
- [1:1 meetings](/hrms/performance/one-on-one)