{"article":{"id":360004978278,"url":"https://appraisd.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/360004978278.json","html_url":"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004978278-What-s-the-difference-between-a-check-in-and-a-review","author_id":375072833974,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":0,"vote_sum":0,"vote_count":0,"upvote_count":0,"downvote_count":0,"section_id":360005110294,"created_at":"2020-01-20T16:43:54Z","updated_at":"2024-08-23T14:58:00Z","name":"What's the difference between a check-in and a review?","title":"What's the difference between a check-in and a review?","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2023-06-16T11:19:28Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":852334,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":["check-in","appraisals","review","v2"],"body":"<p>A check-in is designed to be <strong>quick</strong> and <strong>informal</strong> process, whereas a review tends to use a longer workflow that has <strong>multiple</strong> stages, most commonly the <a href=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006322518\" target=\"_self\">3-stage</a>, <a href=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012883658\" target=\"_self\">4-stage (with employee approval)</a> or <a href=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006364898\" target=\"_self\">4-stage (with sign-off)</a>.</p>\n<p class=\"wysiwyg-text-align-center\"><img src=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/article_attachments/360005884398\" alt=\"mceclip0.png\" width=\"317\" height=\"323\"></p>\n<p>A check-in uses a <strong>shorter 2-stage</strong> workflow. This means the reviewer and reviewee can input their comments <strong>simultaneously</strong>. Your comments will still be hidden until you submit them. </p>\n<p><img src=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/article_attachments/360005812917\" alt=\"mceclip1.png\"></p>\n<p>If you need help on how to set-up a check with a member of your team, please click <a href=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005228598\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a>.</p>\n<p>If you need help on how to set-up a check with your manager, please click <a href=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005229878\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">here</a>.</p>\n<p>If you're an admin and would like more information on this feature, please click <a href=\"https://help.appraisd.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004032818\" target=\"_self\">here</a>.</p>"}}