Request a Security Change for Central Office Staff

Summary

You will use this article to request a Workday security role change for Central Office staff. This process is used to add or remove security access so an employee can properly support, view, or perform required job functions.

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Quick Reference Guide

Objective or Task

Request the addition or removal of Workday security roles for Central Office staff.


Before You Begin

  • Prepare a clear business justification for the security change.
  • Identify the desired effective date for the security update.
  • Identify the security role(s) to add or remove.
  • Identify the employee’s full name and employee ID.

Instructions

  1. From the Workday landing page, enter Create Request in the search bar and select the task.
  2. In the Request Type field, select All > Security Change Request for Central Office Staff.
  3. Select OK to open the request form.
  4. Complete the required fields in the form.
    a. Provide the business justification for the security change.
    b. Enter the effective date for when the security should take effect.
    c. Enter the employee’s full name and employee ID.
    d. Select whether you need to add or remove security role assignments.
    e. Select the Central Office groups to add or remove based on the selected action.
  5. Add any comments or attachments that support the request.
  6. Select Submit to route the request to the appropriate approvers.

Outcome

Your security change request routes for approval. Once approved, the employee’s Workday security roles are updated based on the request and effective date.

Details

Details

Article ID: 20828
Created
Mon 5/11/26 1:04 PM
Modified
Mon 5/11/26 1:04 PM