Workday icons and buttons

Workday is intuitive and easy to use, but here is an advanced look at some of the more frequently used Workday icons and buttons.

Related Actions

Click on this button to see which actions and reports, based on role security, are available to you; you can then make a selection.

Prompt

Click this symbol any time it appears to expand a box that will contain a list of available options.

Your Profile

This icon houses links to your Workday Inbox, Notifications, Favorites, and links to Yale Training Guides

Home Page (center)

You can click the Workday logo at the top center of the screen to return to the Home Page at any time.

Home page (top left)

You can also click the home logo at the top left of the screen to return to the Home Page at any time.

Inbox

All tasks from the Workday system are sent to your Inbox for action. Check this regularly.

View Team

From your profile screen, click this icon to view your team’s org chart.

View Location

From your profile screen, click this icon to view details about this location, including contact address, number of employees assigned to this location, etc.

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