Workday for Managers
New Absence Calendar experience coming in May
On May 4, 2024, Modernization will launch several major enhancements to the Absence Calendar in Workday that will make the way employees request and manage their absence quicker, easier, and more transparent.
These updates will change the look and feel of several key Absence pages and tasks, which will impact all employees who request time off or leave of absence in Workday, as well as those who manage absence on behalf of employees in their department or area.
As part of our communications to the WSU community, we will reach out directly with key updates to those who perform Absence tasks for their employees or departments, such as HR Partners, Timekeepers, Time Approvers, and Managers.
You can learn more by reviewing the news article that explains what employees can expect, and by watching several videos demonstrating the new features:
Workday Essentials
The following guides and videos share important Workday information for managers.
Other navigation and security guides can be found on the Workday for Employees page.
Tools, navigation, and search
- Learn about recent Manager Experience updates to Workday’s home page
- Tools and Navigation
- Using Workday Search
- Access Workday My Tasks (Inbox) and Notifications
- Navigate Workday Like a Pro Elevating Cougs conference replay
- Find The Next Steps in a Business Process Transaction
- How to Use the Workday Service Desk
- How to get important messages in Workday’s Announcements section
Reporting and glossary
- Learn about Reporting in Workday from running reports to favorites and scheduling
- WSU Workday Reporting Evolution, Past and Future Elevating Cougs conference replay
- Workday Glossary
- View previously recorded instructor led sessions
Delegation and Workday security roles
- How to initiate a Delegation to your Workday inbox
- Understanding Delegations in Workday Elevating Cougs conference replay
- Understand Security Roles
- Find Who Holds Which Workday Support Roles for your Employee Record – for example, find who your HR Partner is
- Understanding Workday Security Elevating Cougs conference replay
- Security Requests and how to find who supports your supervisory organization
Important Manager Related Actions in Workday
Payroll Cutoff Activities
- The Paylock Checklist for Departments guide shares helpful actions to take and reports to run in preparation and for post payroll processing.
- How to Make Payroll Cutoff Stress Free Elevating Cougs conference replay
Workday resources to share with employees
- Workday Essentials for Employees
- Subscribe to the Workday Digest
- Latest Workday updates on the News page
Annual Performance Review by managers
Time and Leave
- General Time and Absence
- Approve Time and Enter and Correct Time on Behalf of an Employee (Manager)
- Work Schedules – Assign Edit and Correct
- Manage Overtime – Manager
- Manage Time Off and Leave of Absence – Manager
Recruiting
Managing Expenses
- Create, Approve, Change, or Close a Spend Authorization
- Create, Approve, Change, or Cancel an Expense Report
Important Security Based Activities in Workday
Learn about key Workday business processes and get links to guides, videos, and resources offered by Central Finance units and HRS.