Navigate to Notification Settings
Click on your Profile Picture in the upper right-hand corner of Workday.
Next, click on My Account.
Afterwards, click on Change Preferences.
Notification Preferences
Email
On the Change Preferences page, scroll down to the Channel section.
Within the Email Preferences section, you will see a long list of various Notification Types for Business Processes and the Frequency in which you receive these notifications.
There are three Frequency options you can choose from within each business process type:
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Immediately - Email notifications will be sent immediately when this task arrives in your Workday inbox. Leave this option turned on for vital business processes that need to be addressed as soon as possible.
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Daily - Email notifications will be sent once per day after this task arrives in your Workday inbox. Choose this option for less urgent business process types.
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Mute - Email notifications will not be sent when this task arrives in your Workday inbox. Choose this option only for non-urgent tasks and only if you are checking your Workday inbox regularly.
Spend some time going through each Business Process and selecting the Notification Frequency that works best for your role.
Mobile Push Notifications
If you use the Workday mobile application on your smartphone, you can configure your mobile notifications.
On the Change Preferences page, scroll down to the Channel section.
Within the Mobile Push Notifications section, you will see a long list of various Notification Types for Business Processes and the Frequency in which you receive these notifications.
There are three Frequency options you can choose from within each business process type:
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Immediately - Mobile push notifications will be sent immediately when this task arrives in your Workday inbox. Leave this option turned on for vital business processes that need to be addressed as soon as possible.
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Daily - Mobile push notifications will be sent once per day after this task arrives in your Workday inbox. Choose this option for less urgent business process types.
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Mute - Mobile push notifications will not be sent when this task arrives in your Workday inbox. Choose this option only for non-urgent tasks and only if you are checking your Workday inbox regularly.
Spend some time going through each Business Process and selecting the Mobile Push Notification Frequency that works best for your role.
Background Notification Preferences
On the Change Preferences page, scroll down to the Background Notification Preferences section.
You will have the option to enable or disable the following background notification preferences:
- Display a message when a background report completes.
- Display a message when a shared background report completes.
Confirming Notification Settings
Once you have changed your email and mobile push notification settings to fit your preferences, click OK at the bottom of the page. To cancel these changes, click Cancel instead.
