Key tasks: Discussions
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012
You can track important conversations that you have with other workers by scheduling or tracking discussions in Microsoft Dynamics AX. Discussions can be used to gather useful information for employee goals because they provide a way to communicate and plan how an employee might evolve professionally or personally over the course of their employment.
What do you want to do?
Schedule a discussion for an individual worker
Schedule a discussion for a group of workers
Copy a discussion to Microsoft Outlook
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Schedule a discussion for an individual worker
Complete the following steps to schedule one discussion with a specific worker.
Click Human resources > Periodic > Performance > Discussions.
Click New.
Select the worker to schedule a discussion with.
Select the type of discussion to conduct.
Enter the date when the discussion is to occur.
Complete the remaining fields, if necessary.
Note
If you are also using a questionnaire and you want the person to prepare for the discussion by responding to a survey, click Questionnaire, and then click Planned answer session to set up a planned answer session for the employee.
For more information, see About planned answer sessions in questionnaire.
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Schedule a discussion for a group of workers
Click Human resources > Periodic > Performance > Discussions.
Click Mass creation to open the Mass create discussions form.
In the Mass create discussions form, select the type of discussion to conduct.
Enter the date when the discussions are to occur.
Complete the remaining fields, if necessary.
Note
If you want attendees to prepare for the discussion by responding to a questionnaire, select the questionnaire for the workers to complete before the discussion.
If the questionnaire is an evaluation of another person, select the person’s name in the Evaluation of field.
Click Select to open the Mass create discussions query form.
In the the Mass create discussions query form, enter criteria to define the workers who you are scheduling discussions for and then click OK.
In the Mass create discussions form, click OK.
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Copy a discussion to Microsoft Outlook
After you schedule a discussion, you can click Copy to Microsoft Outlook in the Discussions form to schedule the discussion in the worker’s calendar.
Note
If the discussion is declined or canceled using Microsoft Dynamics AX, you must manually delete or reschedule the discussion directly in Microsoft Outlook.
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