Welcome to the Workday Watch, your central source for all things Workday at William & Mary. 

Whether you're looking for the latest system enhancements, new features, training opportunities, or important updates from the Workday HCM and Finance teams, you'll find them here. You'll also get regular updates on the progress of the Workday Student implementation as we move through the readiness phase and prepare our campus for the next chapter. 

The Workday Student project is officially in the readiness phase. This important planning stage sets the foundation for a successful implementation. William & Mary invested in this optional readiness phase to ensure we're well prepared before implementation begins. 

During the readiness phase, the project team is: 

Although much of this work happens behind the scenes, it is building the foundation for what's ahead. We’ll continue sharing updates in future editions of the Workday Watch as the project moves forward. 

Designed to streamline key management tasks, the Manager Insights Hub provides managers with a centralized Workspace to access important insights, take action, and efficiently manage their teams. 

With this feature, managers can easily: 

Have a question about Workday? Submit it in the Workday Support Portal.  

Need help getting started? View the collection of job aids, microlearning videos, and recorded trainings available to the W&M community. 

The William & Mary Foundation has enhanced the reimbursement process by moving requests into Workday's Create Customer Invoice task. The new process leverages Workday's intercompany functionality to streamline processing, improve tracking and reporting, reduce manual steps, and keep the entire reimbursement process within one system while continuing to support donor intent and budget compliance. 

Read more to learn about the new process, key benefits, and what to expect. 

We’re excited to announce a new feature in Workday that allows employees to record and manage their professional certifications directly within the system.  

With this enhancement, you can: 

To get started, simply log into Workday and navigate to your profile > Career > Certifications tab. This job aid will walk you through the process.  

If you have any questions or need assistance, please submit a ticket for Human Resources and select (HCM – Talent & Performance) as the category. 

The "All Reports I Can Run" report has a new column titled "Brief Description." This field informs users of the primary purpose of the report.  

While reviewing this report, you may notice that some of the individual reports are missing a Brief Description. If you can provide this information, please submit a Workday ticket with the report name and description and the Data & Analytics team will make these updates. 

Understanding supervisory organizations, role inheritance, and position management can help managers and HR partners make informed staffing decisions while ensuring employees have the appropriate security access. 

This month's tip includes a quick refresher on how to check if an employee has a supervisory organization, explains how role inheritance works, and outlines the difference between backfilling an existing position and creating a new one. 

Read the full tip for step-by-step instructions, real-world examples, and a handy quick reference guide.