It is already time for the first bi-annual release of upgrades designed to increase functionality and enhance the user experience. Workday’s spring release, known as 2024 R1, will come out on the weekend of March 9-10, 2024. Learn about what changes you can expect when the release of the features arrives.
What to expect:
Twice a year, in March and September, Workday provides an upgrade to the latest available feature releases. The next release, on March 9, 2024, has hundreds of feature enhancements designed to improve the way you work through your day.
Expect Improvements and Enhancements*
Here are two examples of improvements we expect that you’ll find with Workday after the release of the features.
- Workday Inbox Update
Changes are coming to your Workday Inbox. The new “My Tasks” inbox allows for a more streamlined experience for users who have large amounts of action items within their inbox. New features include:
- Search capability, including saved searches and advanced searches.
- The ability to sort items in your inbox.
- Bulk Approval for eligible items.
- The ability to manage delegations from your inbox.
View the quick reference guide on the new My Tasks inbox here.
- Change Network Meeting
To help you prepare for the new and updated Workday features, two change network meetings are scheduled on March 7th, 2024. The same topics and material will be covered in each meeting. Please make an effort to attend on this day at the time that is most convenient for you.
Morning Change Network Meeting: March 7, from 8 – 9:30 a.m. CST
Afternoon Change Network Meeting: March 7, from 2 – 3:30 p.m. CDT
Click here to visit the ‘New Release Features’ section of the MyWorkday website to get the latest updates on the release including upcoming change network meetings.
Expect Workday to be Unavailable During the Release Update
Workday will be unavailable for a maximum of 7 hours during the next Weekly Service Update and Monthly Maintenance; starting on Saturday, March 2, 2024, 1 a.m. (CST) until Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 8 a.m. (CST).
Workday will also be unavailable for a maximum of 3 hours during the Weekly Service Update and Feature Release; starting on Saturday, March 9, 2024, 1 a.m. (CST) until Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 4 a.m. (CST).
Please use Workday downtime procedures for business continuity.
If you experience issues after the changes have been implemented and downtime is complete, submit a ticket through Pegasus.
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*Though Workday announces various planned updates prior to each feature release, we will not have confirmation about any given feature update listed above until AFTER the Workday release the weekend of March 9-10.
