2400640 - Is it mandatory to add a rating scale under "General Settings" within a PM template?

It is not mandatory to have a rating scale in General Settings, if the PM template has no Summary section.

Instead rating scales can be defined only within individual Competency/Goal sections.

In order to set this up, the PM template XML would need to be updated - see example below.

Note: to make changes in the XML, please contact your Implementation Partner. If you don't have a Partner, you can find for SAP Certified Partners via the SAP Partner Finder or, alternatively, speak with your Account Executive or Customer Engagement Executive about Professional Services options.

<meta-rated>true</meta-rated> would need to be changed to <meta-rated>false</meta-rated> and the section <fm-sect scale... would need to be removed

Before:

<fm-meta>
    <meta-form-id>-1</meta-form-id>
    <meta-rated>true</meta-rated>
    <meta-rating>0.0</meta-rating>
    <meta-scale>0.0</meta-scale>
    <meta-grp-label><![CDATA[Group]]></meta-grp-label>
    <fm-sect-scale show-value="true">
      <scale-source>1</scale-source>
      <scale-id><![CDATA[Review Scale]]></scale-id>
      <scale-type><![CDATA[null]]></scale-type>
      <scale-adjusted-calculation enable="false"  display-calculated-rating="false">
      </scale-adjusted-calculation>
    </fm-sect-scale>
    <meta-item-weight-floor-ceiling-option>enforce</meta-item-weight-floor-ceiling-option>
    <enable-previous-step-button><![CDATA[false]]></enable-previous-step-button>
    <enable-delete-button><![CDATA[false]]></enable-delete-button>
<my-team-rater/>
  </fm-meta>

After:

<fm-meta>
  <meta-form-id>-1</meta-form-id>
  <meta-rated>false</meta-rated>
  <meta-rating>0.0</meta-rating>
  <meta-scale>0.0</meta-scale>
  <meta-grp-label><![CDATA[Group]]></meta-grp-label>
  <meta-item-weight-floor-ceiling-option>enforce</meta-item-weight-floor-ceiling-option>
  <enable-previous-step-button><![CDATA[false]]></enable-previous-step-button>
  <enable-delete-button><![CDATA[false]]></enable-delete-button>
<my-team-rater/>
</fm-meta>