Performance Review Backend

Performance Review App Backend Template
360-Degree Feedback and OKRs

Q: What is a performance review backend?

A performance review backend is a BaaS schema and API for employee performance management: users, feedback, goals, and reviews.

Q: What does the Performance Review template include?

It includes User (username, email, password, profile picture, bio), Feedback (author, recipient, content), Goal (owner, description, status), and Review (reviewer, reviewee, content), ER diagram, API playground, and an AI Agent prompt.

Q: Why use Back4app for a performance review app?

Back4app provides managed database, auth, real-time queries, and flexible schema so you can ship employee engagement, feedback loops, and goal tracking without running your own backend.

Q: How do I run queries for users and feedback with Flutter?

Use the User and Feedback classes to query and display profiles and feedback, leveraging the Back4app SDK.

Q: How do I set a goal with Next.js server actions?

Use a server action to create a Parse Object for Goal with user pointers and status. Optionally validate in Cloud Code.

Q: Can React Native cache users and feedback offline?

Yes. Enable Local Datastore and pin User and Feedback results so users can browse saved profiles and feedback without connectivity.

Q: How do I prevent duplicate feedback?

In Cloud Code beforeSave for Feedback, query existing feedback and reject if a duplicate exists.

Q: What is the best way to show user profiles and feedback on Android?

Query User and Feedback classes to display profiles and feedback, using the Back4app SDK for data management.

Q: How does the feedback flow work end-to-end?

Users can give feedback to each other, and the system updates in real-time using Live Queries for instant notifications.

A production-ready performance review backend on Back4app with users, feedback, goals, and reviews. Includes ER diagram, data dictionary, JSON schema, API playground, and an AI Agent prompt for rapid bootstrap.

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Key Takeaways

This template gives you a performance review backend with users, feedback, goals, and reviews so your team can focus on employee development and performance tracking.

Comprehensive feedback schema — Model users with feedback loops and goal tracking in clear, queryable structures.
Real-time performance updates — Use Back4app's real-time capabilities for feedback and goal progress notifications.
Goal management — Manage user goals with statuses and notifications for progress updates.
Feedback and review features — Allow users to give and receive feedback, and track performance reviews seamlessly.
Cross-platform performance backend — Serve mobile and web clients through a single REST and GraphQL API for users, feedback, goals, and reviews.

What Is the Performance Review App Backend Template?

Back4app is a backend-as-a-service (BaaS) for fast product delivery. The Performance Review App Backend Template is a pre-built schema for users, feedback, goals, and reviews. Connect your preferred frontend (React, Flutter, Next.js, and more) and ship faster.

Best for:

Employee performance management360-degree feedback systemsGoal and OKR tracking appsMobile-first HR solutionsMVP launchesTeams selecting BaaS for HR products

Overview

A performance review product needs user profiles, feedback loops, goal tracking, and reviews.

This template defines User, Feedback, Goal, and Review with real-time features and ownership rules so teams can implement performance tracking quickly.

Core Performance Review Features

Every technology card in this hub uses the same performance review backend schema with User, Feedback, Goal, and Review.

User profiles and feedback

User class stores username, email, password, profile picture, bio, and feedback.

Goal creation and management

Goal class links owner, description, and status.

Providing feedback

Feedback class stores author, recipient, and content.

Conducting reviews

Review class tracks reviewer, reviewee, and content.

Why Build Your Performance Review Backend with Back4app?

Back4app gives you user, feedback, goal, and review primitives so your team can focus on employee development and performance tracking instead of infrastructure.

•User and feedback management: User class with profile fields and feedback class for performance management supports employee development.
•Goal and review features: Manage goals with statuses and allow users to conduct reviews easily.
•Realtime + API flexibility: Use Live Queries for feedback updates while keeping REST and GraphQL available for every client.

Build and iterate on performance review features quickly with one backend contract across all platforms.

Core Benefits

A performance review backend that helps you iterate quickly without sacrificing structure.

Rapid performance launch

Start from a complete user, feedback, and goal schema rather than designing backend from zero.

Real-time feedback support

Leverage real-time feedback and goal progress notifications for enhanced employee engagement.

Clear goal tracking flow

Manage user goals with statuses and notifications for progress updates.

Scalable permission model

Use ACL/CLP so only users can edit their profiles and feedback, and manage goal progress.

Feedback and review data

Store and aggregate feedback and reviews for display and interaction without schema resets.

AI bootstrap workflow

Generate backend scaffolding and integration guidance fast with one structured prompt.

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Technical Stack

Everything included in this performance review backend template.

Frontend

13+ technologies

Backend

Back4app

Database

MongoDB

Auth

Built-in auth + sessions

API

REST and GraphQL

Realtime

Live Queries

ER Diagram

Entity relationship model for the performance review backend schema.

ER Diagram

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Mermaid

erDiagram
    User ||--o{ Feedback : "reviewer"
    User ||--o{ Feedback : "reviewee"
    User ||--o{ Goal : "owner"
    Feedback ||--o{ Comment : "feedback"
    User ||--o{ Comment : "author"

    User {
        String objectId PK
        String username
        String email
        String password
        String profilePicture
        String role
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

    Feedback {
        String objectId PK
        Pointer reviewer FK
        Pointer reviewee FK
        String content
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

    Goal {
        String objectId PK
        Pointer owner FK
        String title
        String description
        String status
        Date dueDate
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

    ReviewCycle {
        String objectId PK
        String title
        Date startDate
        Date endDate
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

    Comment {
        String objectId PK
        Pointer feedback FK
        Pointer author FK
        String content
        Date createdAt
        Date updatedAt
    }

Integration Flow

Typical runtime flow for auth, user profiles, feedback, goals, and reviews.

ER Diagram

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Mermaid

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant App as Performance Review App
  participant Back4app as Back4app Cloud

  User->>App: Login
  App->>Back4app: POST /login
  Back4app-->>App: Session token

  User->>App: View goals and feedback
  App->>Back4app: GET /classes/Goal, /classes/Feedback
  Back4app-->>App: Goals and Feedback

  User->>App: Submit feedback
  App->>Back4app: POST /classes/Feedback
  Back4app-->>App: Feedback objectId

  User->>App: Update goal status
  App->>Back4app: PUT /classes/Goal/{objectId}
  Back4app-->>App: Updated Goal object

Data Dictionary

Full field-level reference for every class in the performance review schema.

Field	Type	Description	Required
objectId	String	Auto-generated unique identifier	Auto
username	String	User login name
email	String	User email address
password	String	Hashed password (write-only)
profilePicture	String	URL of the user's profile picture	—
role	String	Role of the user in the organization	—
createdAt	Date	Auto-generated creation timestamp	Auto
updatedAt	Date	Auto-generated last-update timestamp	Auto

8 fields in User

Security and Permissions

How ACL and CLP strategy secures users, feedback, goals, and reviews.

User-owned profile controls

Only the user can update or delete their profile; others cannot modify user content.

Feedback and goal integrity

Only the author can create or delete their feedback and goals. Use Cloud Code for validation.

Scoped read access

Restrict feedback and goal reads to relevant parties (e.g. users see their own feedback and public goals).

Schema (JSON)

Raw JSON schema definition ready to copy into Back4app or use as implementation reference.

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{
  "classes": [
    {
      "className": "User",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "username": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "email": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "password": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "profilePicture": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "role": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "Feedback",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "reviewer": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "reviewee": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "content": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "Goal",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "owner": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "status": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "dueDate": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "ReviewCycle",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "title": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "startDate": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": true
        },
        "endDate": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "className": "Comment",
      "fields": {
        "objectId": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": false
        },
        "feedback": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "Feedback"
        },
        "author": {
          "type": "Pointer",
          "required": true,
          "targetClass": "User"
        },
        "content": {
          "type": "String",
          "required": true
        },
        "createdAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        },
        "updatedAt": {
          "type": "Date",
          "required": false
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Schema:
1. User (use Back4app built-in): username, email, password; objectId, createdAt, updatedAt (system).
2. Feedback: author (Pointer to User, required), recipient (Pointer to User, required), content (String, required); objectId, createdAt, updatedAt (system).
3. Goal: owner (Pointer to User, required), description (String, required), status (String: pending, in-progress, completed, required); objectId, createdAt, updatedAt (system).
4. Review: reviewer (Pointer to User, required), reviewee (Pointer to User, required), content (String, required); objectId, createdAt, updatedAt (system).

Security:
- Only the user can update/delete their profile. Only the author can create/delete their feedback and goals. Use Cloud Code for validation.

Auth:
- Sign-up, login, logout.

Behavior:
- List users, provide feedback, set goals, conduct reviews, and manage performance.

Deliver:
- Back4app app with schema, ACLs, CLPs; frontend for user profiles, feedback, goals, and reviews.

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What You Get with Every Technology

Every stack uses the same performance review backend schema and API contracts.

Unified performance review data structure

Streamlined schema for users, feedback, and goals for performance review.

Real-time feedback collection

Gather and analyze feedback instantly during performance review processes.

Goal tracking for performance review

Set, monitor, and achieve goals effectively within performance review.

Secure document sharing for performance review

Safely share and manage documents related to performance review reviews.

REST/GraphQL APIs for performance review

Access and manipulate performance review data easily with modern APIs.

Customizable review templates

Tailor review forms to fit your unique performance review needs.

Performance Review Framework Comparison

Compare setup speed, SDK style, and AI support across all supported technologies.

Framework	Setup Time	Performance Review Benefit	SDK Type	AI Support
Flutter	Under 5 minutes	Single codebase for performance review on mobile and web.	Typed SDK	Full
React	~3–7 min	Fast web dashboard for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
React Native	Rapid (5 min) setup	Cross-platform mobile app for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
Next.js	~5 min	Server-rendered web app for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
JavaScript	~3–5 min	Lightweight web integration for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
Android	Under 5 minutes	Native Android app for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
iOS	~3–7 min	Native iOS app for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
Vue	Rapid (5 min) setup	Reactive web UI for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
Angular	~5 min	Enterprise web app for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full
GraphQL	Under 2 min	Flexible GraphQL API for performance review.	GraphQL API	Full
REST API	Quick (2 min) setup	REST API integration for performance review.	REST API	Full
PHP	~3 min	Server-side PHP backend for performance review.	REST API	Full
.NET	Rapid (5 min) setup	.NET backend for performance review.	Typed SDK	Full

Setup time reflects expected duration from project bootstrap to first feedback query using this template schema.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about building a performance review backend with this template.

What is a performance review backend?

What does the Performance Review template include?

Why use Back4app for a performance review app?

How do I run queries for users and feedback with Flutter?

How do I set a goal with Next.js server actions?

Can React Native cache users and feedback offline?

How do I prevent duplicate feedback?

What is the best way to show user profiles and feedback on Android?

How does the feedback flow work end-to-end?

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Performance Review App Backend Template360-Degree Feedback and OKRs

Key Takeaways

What Is the Performance Review App Backend Template?

Overview

Core Performance Review Features

User profiles and feedback

Goal creation and management

Providing feedback

Conducting reviews

Why Build Your Performance Review Backend with Back4app?

Core Benefits

Rapid performance launch

Real-time feedback support

Clear goal tracking flow

Scalable permission model

Feedback and review data

AI bootstrap workflow

Ready to launch your performance review app?

Technical Stack

ER Diagram

Integration Flow

Data Dictionary

Security and Permissions

User-owned profile controls

Feedback and goal integrity

Scoped read access

Schema (JSON)

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API Playground

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What You Get with Every Technology

Unified performance review data structure

Real-time feedback collection

Goal tracking for performance review

Secure document sharing for performance review

REST/GraphQL APIs for performance review

Customizable review templates

Performance Review Framework Comparison

Frequently Asked Questions

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