Workday Unavailable During Release Update This Weekend
09/09/2021
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 on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 1 a.m. through 8 a.m. This time frame just extends the normal weekly maintenance by a few hours, but employees and administrators should make plans to anticipate this downtime.
Workday also will be down Sunday, Sept. 12, from 7 p.m. to 10 a.m.
New Features and Enhancements
While most updates coming this weekend will center around back-end improvements (which end-users will not notice), a few exciting changes are in the works with this round of updates.
- New Central Location for Workday “Search” Field – The Workday search field will be slightly larger and be found in the center of the screen (currently it is found on the left side) improving overall visibility and readability.
- Enhanced Search Functionality – When using the search field, after the release you will now be able to select one of the “pre-search” filter buttons to help narrow down search results and quickly find what you are looking for. To locate, you must select into the search field; there, the pre-search buttons will appear. Select a button, and then type what you are looking for. For example, if I was searching for a particular user, I would select the “people” button and then type the user’s name.
- Report and Task Pages now a “Pop-Up” – Instead of displaying report and task prompts on a separate page, Workday will now display these items as a pop up where you can quickly specify filters and easily return to complete a task.
Workday Issues after Release Weekend
While no major changes are anticipated to Workday there is always a chance. If anyone experiences any issues with Workday after the release, please contact the following:
- Finance Issue - wdfinance@slu.edu
- Human Resource Issue – hr@slu.edu
- Workday Product Manager - cherish.hoffman@health.slu.edu