You want to ensure consistency when reporting responses on specific feedback templates. What functionality prevents workers from changing questions…

The 'Lock Template' functionality is specifically designed to enforce standardization in feedback collection. When this option is selected on a feedback template's configuration, it prevents the worker initiating the feedback request from adding, removing, or modifying the predefined questions. This ensures that every recipient of feedback using this template responds to the exact same set of questions, which is critical for maintaining data integrity and enabling consistent, comparable reporting across the organization.

A. Condition Rules: Condition rules determine the visibility or applicability of a template or business process step based on specific criteria, but they do not lock the content within the template itself.

B. Template Type: Template Type is a categorization field used to classify the purpose of the feedback (e.g., Project Feedback, Peer Review). It does not control the editability of the template's questions.

D. Question Tags: Question Tags are metadata used to categorize and group questions for easier searching and reporting. They do not have any control over whether a template's structure can be modified by the end-user.

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1. Workday

Inc. (2023). Workday Talent and Performance Administrator Guide.

Section: Setting Up Feedback

Subsection: Configure Feedback Templates

Page 24

Paragraph 3. "Select the 'Lock Template' checkbox to prevent users from editing the questions when they initiate a 'Get Feedback' event. This ensures all feedback is collected against a standard set of questions for reporting consistency."

2. Workday

Inc. (2023). Workday Implementation and Configuration Handbook: Talent Management.

Chapter: 5

Feedback and Anytime Reviews

Document ID: WKD-TAL-CFG-2023.R2

Page 112. "The 'Lock Template' option is a key control for data governance in feedback processes. When enabled

the template becomes immutable for the initiator

forcing adherence to the centrally designed questions."

3. Stanford University. (2022). HRIS Training: Workday Talent Management for Managers.

Module: 4

Providing and Requesting Feedback.

Courseware Page: 12. "Note that some feedback templates may be 'locked' by HR. In these cases

you will not be able to add or change the questions. This is done to ensure consistent data is gathered for performance and talent analytics."