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Starting Saturday Sep. 11, employees logging into Workday will see a new landing page with new navigation menu and search bar. The change is part of Workday's People Experience upgrade, part of their regular releases.
The IT department will hold a Zoom session for those who need help with the new landing page.
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Workday has added machine-learning algorithms to recognize common tasks and applications by user and displays those on employee's landing page (Quick Tasks). It will take several weeks of use for changes to take effect on your personalized page. |
Components of the new landing page
Workday presents information in several cards on the landing page:
- Awaiting your action, It displays the top three items on your inbox. To access your inbox, you can click on the link "Go to all Inbox Items" beneath the list or the inbox icon on the top right of your screen.
- Timely suggestionsemployee-specific action items, .
- Quick tasks, provides links to the three tasks a user accesses regularly. Click on the "View all apps" option beneath the three opens to the entire list of apps. See also global navigation panel.
- Announcements, The Lynn announcements moves lower on the page.
Here's a summary of several other key changes to the Workday landing page.
Search function enhanced
Workday enhanced the search experience to make it easier to find what you're looking for. The search results will be organized on categories such as organizations, people, and task and reports.
Click on "More Categories" > to expand your search
Starting Sep. 11, employees will be able to customize their search categories to better fit their needs by clicking the "Configure Search" gear icon .
From the list, drag and drop the list items to organize your list.
Global navigation panel
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Access the new global navigation panel by selecting the 3 lines to the left of the Lynn logo. The panel will lists all Workday's applications and shortcuts formerly displayed as icons on the landing page. The global navigation panel is on every Workday page, not just the landing page. Employees who use Workday's shortcuts option (the foursquare icon) or configure applications option (cog icon) will find those options in the global navigation panel. Shortcuts set previously in Workday will show up in this panel after Sep. 11.
Questions? Get answers Sep. 12
If you have questions or concerns about the changes to your Workday landing page, drop in during the virtual help center on Sept. 12 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m.).
Meeting ID: 945 0391 8991
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