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# PMS
### Submission of Appraisal in Pocket HRMS by an employee?
Employees can submit their appraisal in the ESS portal by following the steps below.
**Step 1:** Log into the ESS portal, click on the ‘PMS menu’, and select the ‘Request’ submenu.
**Step 2:** Click on the ‘Performance Review’ tab
**Step 3:** Click on the ‘Submit Rating’ button against the appraisal that you need to submit the ratings.
That will bring the employee to the appraisal page where they can see all the predefined parameters and questions.
**Note**: After the submission of ratings by employees, the same can be viewed in the manager’s ESS portal.
**Step 4:** Here employees can rate themselves from 0-5 according to the set rating scale. They can also add a comment and upload supporting documents.
**Step 5:** Click on the ‘Submit’ button once the employee completes the ratings.
### Appraisal by Peers for their Colleagues
The peer can do the appraisal of their colleagues from the link given below.
The peer can use their peer credentials to open the ESS portal and submits the rating for their colleague.
#### Reports in the Appraisal Module
Employees can click on the ‘PMS’ module and select ‘My Report’ to view their ratings.
The manager can check their team’s report by going to ‘Team Report’ in the ‘PMS’ module.
Admin can check the employee report by clicking on ‘Employee Report’ in the ‘PMS’ module.
**Note:** ‘Detailed Report’ or ‘Summary Report’ can be downloaded in Excel format for individual employees as well as for all employees.
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