Admins can enable or disable the ability for users to create aligned objectives (parent-child relationships) and control whether child objective progress affects the parent. When complete, the toggle state is visible in Objectives settings.
> Note: Your organization may have renamed this feature. If you don't see "Objectives" in your navigation, check with your admin for the name used in your account.
Before You Begin
- You must have Account Admin access to edit Objectives feature settings.
Steps
- Go to Settings > Features > Objectives.
- Expand the Aligning Objectives section.
- Toggle Allow employees to align objectives to a parent objective to On or Off.
- Toggle Allow child objectives to impact the progress of parent objectives to On or Off.
- Click Save.
After saving, the toggle reflects its new state immediately. No page refresh is required.
If Something Goes Wrong
| Issue | Check | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Save button is not visible | Confirm you navigated to Settings > Features > Objectives, not a read-only view | Navigate directly to Settings > Features > Objectives and expand the Aligning Objectives section |
| Toggle reverts after saving | Check whether you have Account Admin permissions | Ask your Account Admin to confirm your role in Settings > People |
| Aligning Objectives section does not appear | Confirm Objectives is enabled for your account | See Enable or disable Objectives to enable the feature first |
Not Covered Here
This article does not cover aligning an individual objective to a parent objective. See Align an objective with a parent objective.