---
title: "Create a performance activity"
slug: "create-a-performance-activity-1"
tags: ["How-to", "Site Administrator", "Totara Skills"]
updated: 2026-10-08T07:25:59Z
published: 2026-10-08T07:25:59Z
canonical: "totara.help/create-a-performance-activity-1"
---

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# Create a performance activity

When you are getting started with Totara Skills, you will need to set up the [performance activities](/totara-20/docs/what-are-performance-activities-1) you want to assign to users. To create a new performance activity, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to *Quick-access menu > Activity management* (/mod/perform/manage/activity/index.php).
2. Click **Add activity**.
3. Enter the **Activity title** and a brief **Description**.
4. Select an **Activity type** from the dropdown list:
  - Appraisal
  - Check-in
  - Feedback
5. Click **Create**.
6. You can edit the **Activity title**, **Description** and **Activity type** by clicking the icon of three dots (![three_dots(1)](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/three_dots(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T15%3A56%3A12Z&se=2026-11-01T16%3A56%3A12Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=yGUJ2NNZjZoSAdzwaJCOJzgqfBFSra1gGNW%2BcDQwP%2Bs%3D)), then selecting **Edit**. If you do so, remember to click **Save changes**.
7. Configure the settings on the [**Creation**](/totara-20/docs/performance-activity-settings-1) tab and the [**Visibility and closure**](/totara-20/docs/performance-activity-settings-1) tab.
8. Add the activity content and configure the responding participants on the [**Content**](/totara-20/docs/performance-activity-settings-1) tab.
9. Configure the [**Assignments**](/totara-20/docs/assign-a-performance-activity-to-an-audience-1) and [**Notifications**](/totara-20/docs/performance-activity-notifications) tabs.

Many of these settings can only be edited while the activity is in the **Draft** stage. Once the activity is **Active** you can still change the **Assignments** and **Notifications** settings, but you will not be able to change the **Activity type** or **Anonymise responses** settings. Also you will not be able to change any activity content.

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## Next steps

- [Add content to a performance activity](/totara-20/docs/add-content-to-a-performance-activity-1)

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Get involved in the conversation about [Performance management](https://totara.community/container/type/workspace/workspace.php?id=546) in the Totara Community.

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