Workday is the system all Universities of Wisconsin universities use to standardize and streamline finance, human resources, and research administration processes. Are you looking for Workday information? You’re in the right place. Whether you’re a new or current employee, manager, or member of an administrative team, this website is your way to access training materials, find help documents, seek support, and more.
Explore Workday Resources
Get information about how you’ll use Workday, and find quick links to job aids for important Workday tasks based on your position at your Universities of Wisconsin university.
Workday Tips & Tricks
Want to find things faster when searching in Workday? Try using Search Prefixes to speed up and refine your search results. Prefixes use a short code followed by a colon (:). For example:
- Use bp: to search exclusively for Business Process definitions (e.g. bp: compensation)
- Use rd: to search for Report Definitions (rd: Reports I Can Run)
- Use org: to search for a supervisory organization (org: UWEAU)
- Use worker: to search for a specific employee or worker
Pro Tip: Type a question mark (?) into the Workday search bar and hit Enter to see a full list of all search prefixes available to you.
News and Announcements
- ShopUW+ Feature Release Scheduled for July 17 – July 19 ShopUW+ will be updating Friday, July 17 – Sunday, July 19 as part of a scheduled Feature Release.
- SFS and HRS Shut Down June 30, 2026 The Shared Financial System (SFS) and Human Resources System (HRS) will officially shut down on June 30, 2026.
- Check out the new Department Financials Dashboard in Workday!A new Department Financials Dashboard is now available in Workday, giving users with finance security roles quick access to commonly used reports, resources, dashboards, and tools all in one place.
- Design Strategies for Enterprise Systems ManagementWorkday Enterprise and Solutions Team (WEST) governance recently approved design strategies to guide developing and implementing enterprise-wide system solutions.
- Shared Financial System (SFS) and Human Resource System (HRS) Availability Extended through June 30, 2026 The Shared Financial System (SFS) and Human Resource System (HRS)—the systems used prior to Workday—will now remain available through June 30, 2026.