# Working with the PDP: Administrator

In the previous article we have learned what is a PDP, how to work with the PDP from an employee/managers's perspective.

In this article we will learn how to work with a PDP from an administrator's perspective. A PDP administrator has to support employees completing their PDPs. One functionality available to a PDP administrator is to open the PDPs of such employees. This is done via the **Manage Employees** module

**How did I get here?**

<div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-from-the-portal%2C-cli"><div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false"><div><div>- *From the portal, click -* **Manage Employees**
- Search for and locate the applicable employee.
- Click to expand the **Employee Development** section from the side menu.
- Click on **PDP** to open the Personal Development Plan for the applicable employee.

</div></div></div></div>**What can I expect in this section?**

<div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-how-to-access-pdp-re"><div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false"><div><div>- How to access PDP records as an administrator.
- How to view a list of employee's PDP's.
- How to approve an employee's PDP.

</div></div></div></div>**What configuration and Master library Data should be in place?**

<div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-all-the-master-data-"><div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false"><div><div>- All the master data components listed in the PDP Configuration and Administration section in this manual.

</div></div><div><div data-step-uuid="ff26ecd1-24fd-47f6-a19e-ef71b7a4ef33"></div></div></div></div>## <svg aria-label="Heading anchor" enable-background="new 0 0 20 20" height="16" role="img" viewbox="0 0 20 20" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>Accessing PDP Records as an Administrator

<div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk-"><div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false"><div><div data-step-uuid="ff26ecd1-24fd-47f6-a19e-ef71b7a4ef33"><div><div>[![Accessing PDP Records as an Administrator](http://media.screensteps.com/images/signify/480272/2/rendered/6f54b7f3-f6c3-4013-a940-1e234c990d12_display.png)](http://signify.screenstepslive.com/s/10619/m/51621/l/480272-working-with-the-pdp-administrator/show_image?image_id=9711398)</div><div></div><div data-step-uuid="ac9a4d8e-723f-44e6-bd3c-b831592f4552"></div></div></div></div></div></div>### <svg aria-label="Heading anchor" enable-background="new 0 0 20 20" height="16" role="img" viewbox="0 0 20 20" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>Employee PDP List

A list of personal development plans for the employee is located at the bottom of the screen.

Select the Personal development plan that you wish to view / edit and click the **Edit** icon to open the Personal development plan screen.

<div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false"><div><div data-step-uuid="ff26ecd1-24fd-47f6-a19e-ef71b7a4ef33"><div><div data-step-uuid="ac9a4d8e-723f-44e6-bd3c-b831592f4552"><div><div></div><div>[![Employee PDP List](http://media.screensteps.com/images/signify/480272/2/rendered/26289d1e-f20f-4880-87b8-aff91b034412_display.png)](http://signify.screenstepslive.com/s/10619/m/51621/l/480272-working-with-the-pdp-administrator/show_image?image_id=9711405)</div><div></div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="e29fbe70-ef01-495f-8dbe-1d2f72d2b5bd"></div></div></div></div></div></div>### <svg aria-label="Heading anchor" enable-background="new 0 0 20 20" height="16" role="img" viewbox="0 0 20 20" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>How an Administrator Approves an Employee's PDP

The PDP can be approved in its entirety by the Administrator or an employee's PDP/Talent manager. The sections displayed on this screen depend on a company's preferences.

Click on the **Approve PDP** link/button to approve an employee's PDP.

<div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false"><div><div data-step-uuid="ff26ecd1-24fd-47f6-a19e-ef71b7a4ef33"><div><div data-step-uuid="e29fbe70-ef01-495f-8dbe-1d2f72d2b5bd"><div><div></div><div>[![How an Administrator Approves an Employee's PDP](http://media.screensteps.com/images/signify/480272/2/rendered/c6ced15e-a599-4caa-81da-b80c0224db41_display.png)](http://signify.screenstepslive.com/s/10619/m/51621/l/480272-working-with-the-pdp-administrator/show_image?image_id=9711417)</div><div></div></div></div><div data-step-uuid="7ab1feba-d9c7-4640-800c-7a7e36a2c7e6"></div></div></div></div></div></div>### <svg aria-label="Heading anchor" enable-background="new 0 0 20 20" height="16" role="img" viewbox="0 0 20 20" width="16" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>Employee PDP List - Approved by Administrator

<div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-article-id="480272" data-workflow="false"><div><div data-step-uuid="ff26ecd1-24fd-47f6-a19e-ef71b7a4ef33"><div><div data-step-uuid="7ab1feba-d9c7-4640-800c-7a7e36a2c7e6"><div><div>[![Employee PDP List - Approved by Administrator](http://media.screensteps.com/images/signify/480272/2/rendered/27353dcd-df8c-48f7-bf6a-d249fd666c0b_display.png)](http://signify.screenstepslive.com/s/10619/m/51621/l/480272-working-with-the-pdp-administrator/show_image?image_id=9711437)</div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>The list of PDP's will show who approved the employee's PDP as indicated above.