The Performance Conversation on Goal, Competency, or DevPlan notification lets users know, according to the defined conversation visibility, when someone adds a new conversation post or reply post on a goal or competency in Performance.
The content of the post is included in the notification, but users need to go to Performance > Conversations to respond.
Managers receive notifications when anyone adds a new conversation post or posts a reply in an existing conversation to their employee's goal or competency. Indirect managers and administrators also receive notifications, but only for conversations in which they’re participants. Being a participant means that they either created or previously commented on the conversation.