Workday Enhancements

The ISC continually updates Workday to align with UBC's evolving needs, incorporating community feedback and collaborating with different units, faculties and departments. Working with UBC Finance, Central HR and Payroll Operations, we make changes to deliver value to UBC as well as the faculty, staff and student employees who use Workday.

What are enhancements

Workday enhancements include new components or tools in Workday, such as a new feature within an application or component we already use, or an optimization of a current Workday feature.

How enhancements are prioritized

Enhancements are prioritized by the relevant operational owner (e.g. UBC Finance, Central HR, Payroll Operations) and the ISC supports them in evaluating and implementing these changes to align with UBC’s strategic priorities and operational activities.

Below are the current lists of planned enhancements for Workday Finance and Workday HR (HCM) and Payroll.

Recent Enhancements

Here are some of the recent or in-progress enhancements for 2024.*

Completed enhancements that are important for the community are announced through Workday This Week. For the latest information on all enhancements, please see our complete lists on SharePoint (CWL required).

*Timelines and details of the enhancements are subject to change.

Questions or Suggestions?

To suggest a future enhancement, such as a way to improve an existing process, or to inquire about a planned enhancement, please submit a Workday support request and include the word ‘Enhancement’ in the short description. If you have submitted an enhancement request, you can check the current list for its status, or follow up on your original Workday support ticket by email or through the UBC Self Service Portal.

Workday enhancement suggestions for Workday Student can be sent to questions.irpstudent@ubc.ca.


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