English term (edited): To change the contribution date from the default of current date

Section 6: Make a Performance Journal Entry
第6部分： 做工作情况记录输入
1.Click the My Success Plan tab. 点击“我通向成功的计划”的标签按钮
2. Click the Goals link. 点击位于左方边拦里的“目标”连接
Located in the left sidebar.
3.Click the Add Journal Entry link. 点击位于右方的“行动”竖栏里的“添加纪录输入”的连接。
Located in the Actions column on the right.
4.Enter information in the Subject field. 把信息输入到“主题”的区域中。
5.Enter information in the Journal Entry field. 把信息输入到“纪录输入”的区域中。
6.To change the Contribution Date from the default of current date, click the Date Picker button.
把默认的当前日期修改为付出努力/行动的日期，点击“日期选取”按钮
7.Click the desired date. 点击所要的日子
8.Choose the Visibility option by clicking the desired radio button, Public or Private.
通过点击想要的单选按钮来选择“可见性”选项，选“公开”还是“不公开（私下）”。
9.Scroll down if necessary.
假如需要，就往下滚动屏幕（进行下一个操作）
Click the Save button. 点击“储存”按钮。
10.End of Procedure. 操作过程结束

note: success plan= action plan
the procedure mentioned here is to keep a record of the actions taken. To keep track of “what/how/when” of the actions taken.

contribution date here means the date this person contributed its effort for undertaking a planed task in his action plan or follow-up a started task etc. In short, the action date.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-08 15:35:13 GMT)
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Performance--- if you are doing the job well, then your performance is good.
the meaning of performance in the context here, according to my understanding is 工作/工作进度/工作情况, how this person going with the success plan. It reports what stage he is in, what action has been taken /or not taken, actions includes starting a task and its follow-up etc, all actions taken or contribution made towards accomplishment of the plan.
Entry---- data entry, enter the information about “what/when/how ” of the actions taken. The entered data can be made either public or private, “public” will be visible to not only to this person but also to other colleagues, “private” will be only visible to that person or other authorized ones.
It looks like to me that it is a internal management software which enables the alignment of departments, and internal communication.
Performance Journal Entry 工作情况记录输入


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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-02-08 16:27:19 GMT)
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不把“contribution date"硬译为“作出贡献的日期”，而根据上下文意思译成“行动日期”的理由，上面已经解释过了，这里再补充一点。请注意“To change the contribution date from the default of current date“这个操作，是跟在前面提到的“点击位于右方的***‘行动’***竖栏里的‘添加纪录输入’的连接。”这个操作之后的。也就是说，以下的操作，都是围绕已经采取了的那些行动之有关记录。subject + Jouranl(record)是关于行动的what and how. contribution date 是关于采取了该项“行动”的那个日期when. 这样的分区输入，是为了系统易于分析，提取资料而设计的。因此，contribution date 译成“行动日期”而不硬译成““作出贡献的日期”。