May 28, 2026
Updates to Creating Receipts in Workday
This update is a follow up to the guidance from UMD Procurement regarding receipts. As of this week (5/26/2026), department users will no longer have the ability to Create a Receipt Adjustment in Workday.
May 28, 2026
Enhancement to the 'Create Request' Task
We’ve made an update to several Workday Create Request types to improve how requests are labeled and searched. Previously, request descriptions displayed the name of the person submitting the request (the Initiator), which sometimes made it difficult to quickly identify who the request was actually for.
May 27, 2026
New Resource Alert: Monitoring Payroll Quick Start Guide
Great news - here is a new Quick Start Guide specifically for Monitoring Payroll. This new resource provides best practices and the necessary steps to support consistent and effective payroll reviews.
May 5, 2026
Change Job Business Process Update
There is a business process update in the Change Job business process. Effective May 4, 2026, the costing allocation task in the Change job business process has been removed. If worker costing allocations will require modifications, HR Analysts must use the Ad-Hoc “Assign Costing Allocation” task in Workday. Please note that this change to the “Change Job” business process (BP) also includes the “Review Employee Contracts” BP.
April 29, 2026
2026 Summer Period Activity Pay Job Instructions
The 2026 Summer Period Activity Pay Job Instructions are now available. Click here to access the instructions, which highlight what’s new for 2026, key details, important dates, helpful resources, and the schedule for virtual office hours.Please bookmark the page for easy reference throughout the summer jobs period.
April 20, 2026
FY26 Year-End Close Campus Calendar
Greg Oler (Chief Financial Officer - University of Maryland, College Park) sent an email to finance users last week sharing the preliminary FY26 Year-End Campus Calendar to guide us through the year-end activities.
April 16, 2026
RESOLVED: Issue with PRD Mass Advance
University Human Resources has confirmed the issue involving a mass advancement within the PRD process in Workday has been resolved. At this time, everyone is currently at the Second-level Manager Review and Approval stage or a following step based on where they were prior to the mass advance.PRD Timeline:
March 26, 2026
Export Control in Change Job
The Change Job process has been updated to include the Export Control screening process for the following:
March 26, 2026
Payroll Final Leave Payout Reports for Departments
HR Analysts, HR Partners, HR Divisional Partners, Payroll Partners & Payroll Tenant Partners can run RPT3377 PAYROLL FINAL LEAVE PAYOUT REPORT - DEPARTMENT for their organization to review Completed and In-Progress Final Leave Payouts. The report is also accessible on the HCM Dashboard on the Payroll-Related tab under the Pay Calcs and Payroll-related Reports section.
March 24, 2026
Explore the Principal Investigators and Grant Managers Dashboard
We’d like to ensure you are aware of a key resource available to you in Workday: the Principal Investigators and Grant Managers Dashboard. You can use this dashboard to quickly access key reports and tasks to help you manage your grants effectively.What is in the Principal Investigators and Grant Managers Dashboard?