Updates & Insights

May 5, 2026

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

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 24, 2026

The April 2026 Workday Wire from University of Maryland highlights significant improvements in Workday business process completion times compared to Q1 2025, and promotes the AI-powered Workday Virtual Agent as a quick resource for finding Workday support and guidance. The newsletter also includes reminders about year-end close activities, PRD deadlines, and time-off approval responsibilities for managers.

April 20, 2026

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

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

The March 2026 Workday Wire from University of Maryland announces the March 14 launch of the Spring 2026 Workday feature release (2026R1) and the March 2 launch of Workday Strategic Sourcing, a new supplier registration platform that streamlines supplier onboarding and collaboration. The newsletter also highlights updates including new functionality for linking purchase order lines to supplier invoice lines, export control screening in the Change Job process, and security roles visibility improvements.