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Use this form to create and manage quantifiable goals for objectives and measurements. After you set targets and posted transactions to the objective or measurement, you can compare target values to realized transactions.

You can specify one target value per objective or measurement per period. The transaction's period is allocated automatically based either on the period setup defined on the related objective, or on the previous target transaction's period. If no period was defined, you can set an end date yourself and thereby define the period.

All measurements that you create for the objective are displayed under the field. You can choose the measurement for which you want to create or manage targets by selecting the corresponding check box. You can also select the check box to indicate that you only want to display measurements for the same period.

Tasks that use this form

Navigating the form

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Tabs

Tab

Description

Overview tab

Edit or view settings for the objective's target value.

General tab

Edit or view settings for the objective's target value.

Fields

Field

Description

First date of the period in which the target is active. This field automatically suggests the date defined in the field; however, you can change this date to any date within the objective's period.

Final date of the target period. This field's contents depend on the period setup defined in the field, and displays one of the following:

  • If a period setup was defined on the , this field automatically contains the last date of the current period.

  • If no period setup was defined and no end date is defined in the field, the field is blank and you can manually enter any date. After a date is defined in the field, you must choose a date within the objective's period.

Enter a note describing the target, for example, an indication of what's being measured.

Enter a number to define the target's worth, for example, or significance to the scorecard.

Identification of the related scorecard.

Identification of the related objective.

To assign ownership of the target, select an employee from the list. By default the list displays the person who created the scorecard; however, you can change this value at any time.

Enter an identification for the label.

Select the GLSO to which you want to assign the target. Only measurements created from the current objective can be selected.

Start date, which is calculated automatically. The value cannot be changed.

End date, which is calculated automatically. The value cannot be changed.

Enter a note describing the target, for example, an indication of what's being measured.

Enter a number to define the target's worth, for example, or significance to the scorecard.

Enter a number, such as industry standard or market average, to provide a baseline for comparison for the value.

Identification of the related scorecard.

Identification of the related objective.

To assign ownership of the target, select the employee. By default the box displays either the:

  • Employee selected in the field.

  • Employee who created the target.

You can select another employee at any time.

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