Tips & Tricks: Three ways to stay informed about Workday

Modernization offers a variety of options for accessing the latest news and updates about Workday to best suit your needs. Whether you’re looking for updates impacting a specific functional area or security role, or are simply curious about what’s new with Workday, explore the following ways to stay informed about Workday features, resources, reports, policies, and more.

Modernization News and Stay Informed pages

The Modernization News website offers the most comprehensive collection of Workday and Modernization-related news and updates. Most Workday Digest posts and Announcements link back to articles posted on the Modernization website.

The Stay Informed landing page helps visitors access news by topic or functional area, including Known Issues, Feature Releases, Training, and Tips & Tricks. Use the Stay Informed page to:

  • Easily find and access news hubs for functional areas, including Finance, Human Resources, Payroll, Grants, Reporting, and more.
  • Quickly navigate to the Known Issues & Resolutions and Feature Release Hubs.
  • Access previous editions of the Workday Digest.
  • Navigate to the Latest News page. Learn more about the Latest News page below.  

The Latest News page features a compilation of all articles and blog posts published on the Modernization site. On the News page, you can:

  • View all news articles by date, from most recent to oldest.
  • Search articles by keyword or title.
  • Select from a list of tags to access news for certain functional areas or topics.

Workday Digest

The Workday Digest is a once-monthly newsletter featuring a summary of critical updates and news about Workday. Delivered early in the month, each Digest includes:

  • The latest news about updates to Workday functionality and processes.
  • A direct link to a list of updated reports for the upcoming month.
  • A summary of reference guides and training materials updated during the past month.
  • Upcoming events such as live training sessions and office hours.
  • Any issues and resolutions that occurred during the month.

The content featured in the Workday Digest may vary broadly, depending on the most recent updates to processes, policies, and more. While some months may not feature news directly impacting all readers, we recommend all subscribers to the Digest review each month’s Table of Contents to ensure they don’t miss an update that may affect them.

Workday Announcements

Workday Announcements provide updates from within Workday. Located on the Home page, Workday Announcements feature key updates for all Workday users, as well as for those holding specific security roles. We encourage all employees to review their Workday Announcements section when logging in to Workday. Here’s what to know:

  • Workday Announcements change regularly, and feature key updates for all users, and for those with specific security roles.
  • Announcements include critical news about changing functionality or policies, dates and deadlines, data refreshes, Feature Releases, availability of documents, and upcoming events.
  • Each Announcement provides links to more information, such as related news articles, reference guides, and, when applicable, direct links to Workday tasks.

The Modernization team strives to continuously improve our communications to the WSU community, including timely and effective updates about Workday and Workday-related projects and activities. If you have questions or concerns regarding Workday communications, reach out at the Workday Service Desk.

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