Feature Release

Avoid new payee option in expense reports

With the latest update, Workday added the option to create expense reports for non-workers, on behalf of students. However, WSU will not use this option since we don’t process student financial transactions in Workday. You’ll see help text added to the Create Expense Reports for Non-Workers task and any reports involving expense reports to remind […]

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New Search Options for Grants Users

Grants users have typically had to set their search preferences to All of Workday in order to see grant /award results, which can increase time spent performing searches, and can be frustrating. Following the Feature Release on September 10-11, grants users can find all search results related to Grants Management in the Grants category when […]

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Reports and tasks look different with Workday update

The next Workday update makes it easier for you to keep track of where you are in Workday, no matter which task or report you’re working on. When you access a report or task, Workday grays out the main task or report and displays the prompt in focus in the center of the screen. It […]

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New Monthly Time Calendar View

Following the Workday Feature Release on September 10-11, employees may view their entered time within the Time Entry Calendar for the period of a month, rather than by week. The calendar will default to weekly view; however, employees may toggle to monthly view using a new option in the upper right-hand corner of the Time […]

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New search functionality in Workday

Workday will soon help you filter your searches right from the search field, reducing the amount of out-of-context search results. Called “Contextual Search,” this feature will be enabled with the upcoming Feature Release on September 10-11.

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New time clock validation will help prevent duplicate check-ins

A new validation step to assist time-clock employees in preventing unintentional check-ins or duplicate time blocks will be implemented with the upcoming Workday Feature Release. Beginning September 11, 2021, employees will be prompted to validate additional attempts to check in to their shift after they have checked in once. To continue and complete a duplicate […]

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New design elements in Workday

Workday is an ever-evolving software. With each feature release, employees can expect to see improved design elements and changes to functionality. As part of the the September 10 Workday Feature Release, employees will see a number of visual changes to support enhanced usability and navigation.

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Changes to requesting Sick Time Off for hourly employees

As of April 1, 2021, hourly employees will no longer be able to request Sick Time Off through the Time Entry Calendar. Instead, hourly employees will request Sick Time Off through the Absence Calendar. In addition, hourly employees holding multiple positions can now select a specific position when requesting Sick Time Off. This new functionality came with the most […]

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New Feature: Conclusions for business processes

Following the March 12 Workday Feature Release, employees will be alerted that a task is complete via a mini conclusion window, instead of being redirected to a conclusion page. Mini conclusions will appear as a pop-up notification immediately upon the successful completion of a task, and indicate the next step in the approval process, and […]

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