Human Resources

October reporting updates

Human Resources CR HCM Faculty without Academic Appointments This new report is available for select academic groups and returns any faculty member without any academic appointment(s). CR ACA Academic Appointees This new report is now available for select groups. It returns academic appointees and all current appointments including tenured and tenure track faculty, non-tenure track faculty, […]

Categories: Workday

October training materials update

Recent changes include functionality updates from September’s Workday Feature Release updates, and PCard approval process enhancements. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for October: General Workday My Tasks (Inbox) and Notifications How to Access and Navigate the Expenses Hub Finance Procurement Card Transaction Verification Create External Committee Member Grants Create Award […]

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Workday Success Stories: Workday makes planning easier for WSU departments

From daily tasks to important annual events, Workday enables departments to more easily plan for and conduct activities across all functional areas. Since the launch of Workday, WSU staff and the Modernization team have worked together to determine timelines for Finance and HCM events that occur on a monthly, semester, or yearly basis. Through integrated […]

Categories: Elevating Cougs, Workday

September training materials update

Recent changes include updates to Academic Appointments, graduate assistantships, HR Person Types, and usability updates. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for September: Finance Custom Object for Gifts – Associated Pooled Gift ID Mass Close Spend Authorizations HCM Add an Academic Appointment Update an Academic Appointment Graduate Position and Compensation – […]

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September reporting updates

Human Resources CR ACA Tenured Faculty This report is now available and provides details for faculty who have successfully achieved tenured status. CR ACA Emerit Faculty This report is now available and provides details for retired faculty who are granted emeritus status. CR HCM Employee Snapshot  Vesting Date has been added to this report. Please […]

Categories: Workday

New tools for Time Approvers

Beginning September 9, new tools for Time Approvers to review, edit, and approve employee time will be available in Workday. Within the Time and Scheduling Hub, Time Approvers may select the Edit and Approve Time tool which allows them to see unsubmitted and submitted time, easily submit time on behalf of an employee, and see […]

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Improved home page experience for managers

The September Feature Release includes improvements to the manager experience on the Workday home page. Additional contextual information for managers will be displayed, providing more insight on areas that matter most. These areas include Important Dates, Team Highlights, Quick Actions, and identifying manager user type. Learn more about these improvements below: New Team Insights Card […]

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Workday Success Stories: Workday drastically reduces paper use

Prior to implementing Workday, WSU relied on paper-based processes to perform a broad range of business activities, contributing to considerable paper waste and reduced efficiency with lost forms and missing signatures. Since launch, we’ve been able to save money, time, and resources by eliminating paper from dozens of business processes. Reducing the use of paper […]

Categories: Elevating Cougs, Workday

Elevating Cougs for payroll personnel: at a glance

Employees performing payroll duties at WSU work hard throughout each month to ensure the staff and faculty in their departments are paid accurately and on-time. Employees holding varying finance and HCM security roles perform payroll-related tasks in Workday each pay period, including: Entering, correcting, and approving time and absence Assigning costing allocations Performing payroll accounting […]

Categories: Elevating Cougs, Workday

Issue Resolved: Time Blocks in Unsubmitted Status

Known Issue: It has been brought to our attention that time blocks entered onto the Time Entry calendar during the last two days, caused retro time blocks that were once approved to go into an unsubmitted status (most commonly for July 31). This issue has been resolved and is no longer occurring. Time to resolution: […]

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