Workday Release Scheduled for September 19
Twice a year, in March and September, Workday. SLU’s integrated, cloud-based administrative and finance system. releases feature upgrades designed to increase functionality and enhance the user experience.
Just like any major software upgrade, there is necessary downtime while the changes are implemented. Workday will be unavailable for use between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.
This timeframe extends the normal weekly maintenance by a few hours, but employees and administrators should make plans to anticipate this downtime.
New Features and Enhancements
While some updates coming this weekend will focus on back-end improvements that end-users will not notice, there are also a few noticeable changes included in this release.
- Home Page: The Workday home page now uses an evenly spaced 2-column layout. A new Daily Briefing card will consolidate items on the homepage currently shown as Timely Suggestions and Recommended for You sections.
- Manager Home Page: Managers will be able to access their direct reports through a new My Team card on their Workday homepage. From there, they can view relevant insights about their team, including any overdue development items.
- Visual Appearance: Updates to My Tasks and Notifications bring a refreshed visual appearance, including a more compact layout, rounded buttons and edges, updated icons, and subtle background changes. These visual enhancements are also being introduced throughout the Workday system, creating a more consistent, modern, and streamlined experience.
- Absence: – Staff and faculty can now view the reason an absence request was sent back and edit before resubmitting, directly from their inbox. This update makes corrections faster and easier.
While ITS does not anticipate any major changes to Workday there is always a chance. If users experience any issues with Workday after the release, they should contact the following:
- Finance Issue - wdfinance@slu.edu
- Human Resource Issue – hr@slu.edu
- Workday Product Manager - cherish.hoffman@health.slu.edu