In the appointment procedure, appointments of Fourth Rank and above were called Chokuju, those of Sixth Rank up to Fourth Rank were called Soju, and those of Seventh Rank and below were called Hanju, but they were immediately amended to Chokunin, Sonin, and Hannin with the court ranks remaining as they were.
また、任命手続きにおいては四位以上を「勅授」・六位以上を「奏授」・七位以下を「判授」と呼んだがすぐに改められて、位階の授与については従来通り、役職の任命については勅任・奏任・判任と改称されることになった。