# Re-contracting Phase
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The **Recontracting Phase** is similar to the objective-setting phase described earlier, with one key difference: a performance agreement has already been completed for the current performance year, and now a new one needs to be established. This guide assumes that you do not have an existing agreement for the current review period and that you want to create a new one.
- Begin by navigating to the **Performance Management** dashboard.
- Click **START** to create a new performance agreement.
- The **Performance Management** module allows **employees** to create a performance agreement in three ways.
- **Managers** are offered an additional option to create a performance agreement for a reportee using a template from another team member.
Click on the following tabs to expand the step-by-step instructions.
Create a blank agreement
- Click **Create Blank** to start creating a performance agreement from the beginning.
- Click **START**.
- The performance agreement screen will display, showing the different sections, though it won't include any objectives at this stage. Adding objectives is covered in the next section.
Use a performance agreement template
- Click **Copy From Template** to create a performance agreement based on a system template.
- Click **START**.
- A list of the templates currently on the system will be shown.
- - - Use the search bar to search for a template based on a job title or specific keywords.
- - - A **tick** will be displayed if the template's weights override the review setup's weights. A **cross** indicates that the review setup's weights will be used.
- - - To ensure you select the correct template, you can preview it by clicking the icon. The preview will open in a new tab.
- Choose a template you would like to copy, then click **CREATE**.
- The performance agreement screen will display, with the **Perspective**, **Key Performance Area**, and **Key Performance Indicator** fields filled in from the template.
Copy from a previous agreement
- Click **Copy From Previous** to create a performance agreement based on an agreement from a previous performance cycle.
- Click **START**.
- A list of the performance agreements from previous review periods will be shown.
- - - To ensure you select the correct performance agreement, you can preview it by clicking the icon. The preview will open in a new tab.
- Select the performance agreement you would like to copy, then click **CREATE**.
- The performance agreement screen will display, with the **Perspective**, **Key Performance Area**, and **Key Performance Indicator** fields filled in from the previous agreement.
Copy an agreement from another employee (Managers only!)
- Click **Copy From Another** to create a performance agreement based on another employee's agreement.
- Click **START**.
- A list of the other employees in your team's performance agreements will be shown. These agreements are from the current and previous review periods.
- - - To ensure you select the correct performance agreement, you can preview it by clicking the icon. The preview will open in a new tab.
- Select the performance agreement you would like to copy, then click **CREATE**.
- The performance agreement screen will display, with the **Perspective**, **Key Performance Area**, and **Key Performance Indicator** fields filled in from the other employee's performance agreement.
