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title: Enable/Disable the Peer Nomination Period
description: Learn how to enable or disable the peer nomination period in a Zal.ai review cycle.
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# Enable/Disable the Peer Nomination Period

## Configure whether employees can nominate their own peer reviewers

Peer nominations allow employees to suggest colleagues who should provide feedback on their performance. This article explains how to enable or disable this feature for a review cycle.

**This article is relevant to:** Admins

**Feature:** *Reviews*

## How to Enable Peer Nominations

1. From *Reviews* → *Review Cycles*, open the review cycle.
2. Go to the *Surveys* tab.
3. Enable **Peer Review**.
4. Configure the peer nomination settings.
5. In the *Planning* tab, set the nomination period dates.

## Two Approaches to Peer Selection

### Employee Nomination (Self-Service)

Employees receive a task to nominate colleagues. After nomination, you can approve or modify their selections.

### Admin/Manager Assignment

Skip the nomination period and assign peer reviewers directly:

1. Go to the review cycle's *Participants* tab.
2. Click on an employee's name.
3. In the *Preparation* tab, search for and add reviewers.
4. Check **Approve Review Peers**.
5. Click **Save**.

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