❓ How to Reopen a Review or Extend Open Periods?

In Zest, it is possible to adjust the periods of an ongoing review to give employees or managers more time to respond.

✅ Extend an Open Period

• Condition: the period must still be in progress.

• Action: the review owner can simply extend its duration.

🔄 Reopen an Open Period

• Condition: the period must be finished, and the next iteration must not have started.

• Deadline: reopening is possible up to D-1 before the next session (D-2 if reopening multiple stages such as contribution + validation).

• ⚠️ Warning:
  • All affected employees are notified of the reopening.

  • Those who have already responded/contributed cannot modify their responses and are not notified.

  • Special cases:
    • Employee response period: if the manager has already contributed, the employee can no longer modify their responses.

    • Manager contribution period:
      • If the manager has already contributed → data is kept but not editable.

      • If responses are in draft → data is kept and editable.

      • If no contribution has been made → the manager must still contribute.

📍 Where to Perform This Action?

• From the “My visibility scope” tab (3-dot menu).

• Or directly from the review campaign, in the open periods section.