Action Plan Email Notifications

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Action Plan Activity

  • What triggers it:

    • An Action Plan contains a required external URL agenda item, and the employee has submitted the Action Plan for approval.

  • Who gets it:

    • Manager

  • Email contents:

    • A message that the Action Plan has been completed by the employee.

    • The due date.

Action Plan Closed

  • What triggers it:

    • An Action Plan passes its due date and was not completed.

  • Who gets it:

    • Employee

    • Manager

  • Email contents:

    • A status of Completed: Did Not Complete.

    • The due date.

    • Each agenda item type and its content.

Action Plan Co-Coach Added/Removed

  • What triggers it:

    • A Co-Coach has been added to or removed from an existing Action Plan.

  • Who gets it:

    • Employee

  • Email contents:

    • A message that a Co-Coach changed.

    • The due date.

  • Good to know:

    • Co-Coach avatars do not display in the email.

    • You can view all Co-Coaches added to the Action Plan by clicking View Action Plan.

Action Plan Completed

  • What triggers it:

    • An Action Plan has been completed.

  • Who gets it:

    • Employee

    • Manager

  • Email contents:

    • The completed date.

    • The due date.

    • Each agenda item type and its content.

Action Plan Due Date Extended

  • What triggers it:

    • An Action Plan due date is extended through Extend and Notify or Reopen.

  • Who gets it:

    • Employee

  • Email contents:

    • A message that the Action Plan has been extended.

    • The new Action Plan due date.

Action Plan Reminder

  • What triggers it:

    • A manager or employee uses the manual Remind option.

    • An Action Plan has not been submitted for manager review and is due in about 60 minutes.

  • Who gets it:

    • Employee

    • Manager, when the employee reminds the manager about an Action Plan in Pending Approval status.

  • Good to know:

    • The automatic reminder is sent once the Action Plan due time is within 60–70 minutes.

    • An Action Plan reminder is not sent if the Action Plan was created within 2 hours of its due time.

  • Email contents:

    • A reminder message that includes the Action Plan creator's name.

    • If the employee reminds the manager, a reminder message that includes the name of the employee awaiting manager approval.

Action Plan Reopened - More Information Has Been Requested

  • What triggers it:

    • A manager uses Notify Employee Additional Content Needed to let the employee know the Action Plan was reviewed but not approved.

    • An Action Plan in Pending Approval status is edited and automatically moves back to Answers Due status.

  • Who gets it:

    • Employee

  • Good to know:

    • The Pending Approval status only applies to Action Plans with a required External URL agenda item.

  • Email contents:

    • A message that more information has been requested.

    • The Action Plan due date.

Action Plan Started

  • What triggers it:

    • An Action Plan has been created and started for the employee.

  • Who gets it:

    • Employee

    • Co-Coaches, if they are added when the Action Plan is created.

  • Email contents:

    • The Action Plan creator's name.

    • The due date and time.

    • Each agenda item type and its content.

Action Plan Comment Added

  • What triggers it:

    • A comment has been left in an Action Plan.

  • Who gets it:

    • Manager, if the employee leaves the comment.

    • Employee, if the manager leaves the comment.

  • Email contents:

    • The name of the user who left the comment.

    • The comment content.


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