---
title: "Check-ins"
slug: "check-ins"
description: "Create check-in topic categories, set up reminders about a started check-in."
tags: ["IT Pro"]
updated: 2023-07-11T11:02:49Z
published: 2023-07-11T11:02:49Z
canonical: "help.lanteria.com/check-ins"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Check-in Settings

Check-ins are ongoing one-to-one conversations between a manager and an employee. In the Check-ins settings, you can create categories for check-in topics, which will be available for selection when a check-in topic is created or edited. Also, you can set up when a reminder about a started check-in will be sent to the manager.

### To set up check-in topic categories

1. Go to Settings > Settings and Configuration > Performance > Check-ins.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img547.png)
2. Click Edit next to Topic Categories to create or edit check-in topic categories.![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img548(1).png)
3. In the Check-in Topic Category window, click a category to edit or click New Item on the Items tab to add a new category. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img549.png)
4. Fill in the fields as described below:
  - Title – Specifies the title of the topic category. This title will be displayed in the Category field in the drop-down list of available topics for selection when a check-in topic is created or edited.
  - Order – Specifies the number that defines the way this category will be arranged in relation to other categories in the window where check-in topic category is selected.
5. Click Save.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to edit or add more categories if necessary.
7. Select the Category is Required check box to make category assignment mandatory when giving employee feedback.
8. Close the Check-in Topic Category window, and click Apply Changes to save the changes.

### To set up reminders about a started check-in

1. Go to Settings > Settings and Configuration > Performance > Check-ins. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/c315c68d-2799-4fcc-9a39-084315b58f14/Images/Documentation/img550(1).png)
2. In the Open Check-in Reminder After (Days) field, specify after how many days since a check-in session start, an email reminder about the unfinished check-in session will be sent to the manager who started the check-in. A reminder will be sent in case the check-in session is still in progress after the specified number of days has passed since the check-in start.

## Related

- [Employee Performance Check-ins](/check-ins-1.md)