Workday Demos

GBAS Workday Demos

The GBAS PowerUp sessions are available and targeted to the GBAS community. If you’d like to become a member of GBAS, please access our listserv here. We will post the session recordings weekly. Registration for all sessions closes at 5 p.m. on the Friday before the event. 

  • November 6, 2025
    • This session, recorded at the Fall 2025 GBAS Institute, provides a general introduction to the Workday platform.
    • Session recording
  • March 11 – Driver Worktags: How will I enter Worktags in Workday?
    • This session focuses on how departments will enter data into Workday. We will discuss the concept of “Driver Worktags” and how they assist end users in entering transactions. As we continue the journey from Peoplesoft to Workday, this session will help explain data entry strategies and inform decisions on future mappings.
    • Session recording
  • March 18 – Purchasing at UF – Part 1: Catalog and Non-Catalog Requisitions & Invoices
    • This session focuses on how departments will request goods and services in the future state. We will walk through when to use catalog vs. non-catalog requisitions, how purchase orders and invoices are generated and processed, and what departments should expect after submitting a request. The emphasis will be on roles, responsibilities, and what actions departments will take rather than system navigation.
    • Session recording
  • March 25 – From Job Code to Job Profile: What’s Changing and Why
    • This session will provide an overview of the key differences between the current-state Job Code information and the future-state Job Profile architecture. Participants will gain an understanding of expanded job summaries and descriptions, compensation details, and job classifications. The session will also cover how Job Profiles align to Job Families and Job Family Groups, and how they integrate into position descriptions within the system. By the end of the session, participants will have a clear understanding of how the future-state Job Profile model supports consistency, transparency, and effective position management.
    • Session recording
  • April 1 – Traveling at UF: Travel & Expense Reimbursements
    • This session explains how travel approvals and reimbursements will work in the future state. We will discuss spend authorizations, expense reports, supporting documentation, and traveler and delegate relationship and responsibilities, as well as what differs from current processes.
    • Session recording
  • April 8 – Building the Requisition: From Draft to Live
    • This session will walk through the full job requisition process in Workday—from creating a draft, the steps to getting it approved as well as the final posting. We’ll cover how to set up a clear, accurate job requisition, navigate required fields, move through approvals, and handle common roadblocks along the way. Designed for hiring managers and HR partners involved in the recruiting process, this session focuses on practical tips and a real example to help you move job requisitions forward quickly and confidently.
    • Session recording
  • April 15 – Purchasing at UF – Part 2: Supplier Invoice Requests & Commodity Card Reconciliation 
    • This session covers transactions that do not begin with a requisition. We will review when to use a Supplier Invoice Request, how departments will submit and support payments, and how commodity card transactions will be reviewed and reconciled in Workday. The goal is to clarify appropriate use, required documentation, and departmental accountability.
    • Session recording
  • April 22 – Building the Academic Appointment 
    • Participants will learn when an academic appointment is required, the key fields that must be completed, and how to ensure job profiles and academic units are aligned correctly. The session will also cover common errors, approval routing, and tips to prevent delays. By the end, attendees will understand the basic steps needed to successfully initiate and submit an academic appointment in Workday. This session is designed for staff who provide administrative and HR support for faculty, post docs, and graduate students within their respective units.
  • April 29 – Hierarchies in Workday
    • One of the true powers of Workday are the Hierarchy features. This session will dive into an example set of Hierarchies. We will explore what is a Hierarchy in Workday as well as the mechanics of how to report on a Hierarchy. Additionally, we will show an example of a Hierarchy reorganization and how that impacts transactions from a historical perspective.
  • May 6 – End-to-End Time Tracking: Time Entry to Manager Approval
    • This session will demo a walkthrough of basic time entry for a non-exempt worker, including check-in and check-out functionality and manual micro edit time and absence entry through the time entry process. Participants will see how time worked and time off are entered, reviewed and submitted within the system. We will demo one way to approve the time, through the Time and Scheduling Hub for managers
  • May 13 – Faculty Portfolio in Workday
    • This session focuses on faculty balances and specifically on the Faculty Portfolio dashboard in Workday. Participants will be able to see the faculty experience and how information will be presented to the faculty to be able to better support them. 
  • May 20 – Requisition Submission & Assignment: From Cart Reassignment to Workday Routing 
    • This session focuses on how requisitions are assigned and submitted across catalog and non-catalog purchasing, including cart reassignment in Jaggaer and routing in Workday.
  • May 27 – Purchasing with Grants – Requisitions
    • This session focuses on how the Grants Worktag interacts with Spend business processes, specifically within requisitions. It will demonstrate how grant setup influences transaction behavior, including routing, approvals and compliance requirements. Attendees will gain an understanding of how purchasing on a grant may differ from non-grant transactions, and what to expect when initiating and processing requisitions tied to grant funding.
  • June 3 – New Hire Benefits Enrollment & Change Benefits Process 
    • This session will walk through the process of a new hire benefits enrollment from the perspective of the employee and also the perspective of the campus Benefits Partner. Additionally, we will show how an employee or campus Benefits Partner can submit a benefits life event and the approval process that goes along with that task.
  • June 10 – Navigating Time Off in Workday: Request to Approval 
    • This session will walk through the process of submitting a time off request in Workday’s Absence Management system, including how workers (mostly exempt), select absence types, view balances and enter time off request dates. Participants will also see how requests route through the approval workflow and how managers review, approve, deny, or send back requests for correction. In the process, participants will also get to see the Absence Calendar and view the Team Absence Calendar. We will touch on how the leave of absence request process is the same as the time off request process without walking through the whole thing as well.
  • June 17 – Part 1: Hiring New Workers & Onboarding Setup 
    • This session will cover the transition from Recruitment into Ready For Hire, Hire Approval and Onboarding Setup
  • June 24 – Part 2: Onboarding for a New Hire 
    • This session will cover the tasks required for new worker onboarding and monitoring onboarding progress for new workers

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