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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2026-08-14
Workday AI

Workday AI

August 14, 2026

Agents

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Added information about the search policy documents tool and linked documents.
Also replaced the deprecated delete_time_off tool with the new cancel_time_off tool, which adds support for canceling in-progress requests or corrections.

August 7, 2026

Agents

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Converted to a Concept topic to better explain Workday Agents
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How to view the security requirements for agent skills and tools.
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How to set up the Adoption Agent.
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How to generate impact analysis reports.
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How to create adoption items from impact analysis reports.
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Describes the concept of the Release Impact Analysis skill in Workday.
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How to configure a custom fallback message for the Self-Service Agent.
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Added information about supported languages and UI elements in responses.
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Added information about the new ESS - Financial Management - Base skill.
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Added information to these tool descriptions:
  • create_referral
  • get_user_context
  • view_direct_reports
  • view_expenses
  • view_orders
  • time_off_types
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Added information about OAuth client details.
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Added information about the expires_in parameter.

Platform Consumption Console

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Clarified the timing of usage updates in the Understanding and Tracking Usage section.
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Clarified the Credit Balance and Entitlement section to include information on Flex Credit adjustments.

Sana for Workday

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In the second row on the grid, changed Workday Self-Service Agent (WSSA) to Self-Service Agent.

July 24, 2026

Agents

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  • Updated eligibility information to clarify that the agent isn't available for UK-based tenants that are subject to strict data processing requirements.
  • Added details about deactivating and reactivating the agent and the impact on Flex Credit consumption.
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Added details about deactivating and reactivating the agent and the impact on Flex Credit consumption. Also added information about limited UK availability.
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Added details about Flex Credit estimates for recurring consumption and initial activation, including when estimated consumption is 0. Also updated limitations.
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How to set up Decision Intelligence.
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Describes the concept of Decision Intelligence.
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Provides additional information about Decision Intelligence prompts.
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Answers frequently asked questions about Decision Intelligence.
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Added information about delegation.
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Added information about these tools:
  • create_time_blocks_workers
  • model_my_pay
  • view_payslips
  • find_journeys
  • distribute_journey
Also replaced the deprecated delete_time_off tool with the new cancel_time_off tool, which adds support for canceling in-progress requests or corrections.

July 10, 2026

Agents

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Clarified information about the Available To prompt.
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Describes the concept of Workforce & Frontline Management skills in Workday.
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  • Added information about the MSS - Workforce & Frontline Management - Advanced skill.
  • Clarified information about the MSS - Workforce & Frontline Management - Base skill.
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  • Clarified information about the create referral tool.
  • Added a new MSS - Workforce & Frontline Management - Advanced section.
  • Added these tools to the MSS - Workforce & Frontline Management - Base section:
    • view_submitted_time_entries_workers
    • view_time_blocks_workers
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Added a Next Steps section to include how to deactivate the Deployment Agent.

Platform Consumption Console

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Clarified the introduction in light of changes that affect MSA customers. Clarified a note on API requests.

June 26, 2026

AI Data Contributions

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Added a note on data contributions to the Next Steps section.
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Added a note on data contributions to the Data Contributions section.
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Removed a note on Peakon and HiredScore data contributions. Added a note on Workday data contributions.

Agents

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Clarified information about the request_time_off tool.

June 12, 2026

AI Data Contributions

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Updated the service title name from Financials: Financial Management Machine Learning GA Features to Financials: Financial Management Generally Available Machine Learning Features and Third Party Services.

Agents

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Frequently asked questions about agent security.
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In the Overview section, added information for tax authorities with more than 1 change in a given 6 month range.
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Added information about the Policy Intelligence skill.
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Added information about policy intelligence.
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Updated to include:
  • Note in beginning of topic to clarify that you can't use the Deployment Agent in Production tenants.
  • Clarification in Sandbox Tenant Refreshes section that you can't use the Deployment Agent in Production tenants but can configure it there to ensure the Deployment Agent persists in Sandbox tenants during standard refresh cycles.

Platform Consumption Console

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Added a note on API requests.

Sana for Workday

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Expanded the capabilities grid to include additional functionality.
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In step 1, added a note about the Notify Users to Configure Sana Agent Security task.

May 29, 2026

Agents

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Added information about the Set Up AI Administrator Security Permissions task.
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We update this topic to reflect that you can now register generally available agents without opting in to the Workday Flex Credits and Platform Entitlement Policy. You still must opt into the Universal Main Subscription Agreement (UMSA) and will be subject to the Complimentary Flex Credit Policy to register agents. Using agents will still consume Flex Credits once the complimentary credit allotment is exhausted as described in the Complimentary Flex Credit Policy. For information about how using agents impacts your flex credits, see: Workday Flex Credits Community page.
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Removed the requirement to sign the Flex Credit agreement for registering agents and added:
  • Update to regions to include limited UK instances.
  • Product line information to explain that product lines are reconfigurable.
  • Flex Credit estimation information.
  • Reconfiguration, deactivation, and reactivation information.
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Describes the concept of estimating Flex Credits for the BP Optimize Agent.
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In the Prerequisites section, updated information on Workday Flex Credits.
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We update this topic to reflect that you can now register generally available agents without opting in to the Workday Flex Credits and Platform Entitlement Policy. You still must opt into the Universal Main Subscription Agreement (UMSA) and will be subject to the Complimentary Flex Credit Policy to register agents. Using agents will still consume Flex Credits once the complimentary credit allotment is exhausted as described in the Complimentary Flex Credit Policy. For information about how using agents impacts your flex credits, see: Workday Flex Credits Community page.
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Clarified information about the Policy Intelligence skill.
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Clarified information about the Policy Intelligence skill and caching times.
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Added information about skill and tool configuration caching times.
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How to set up and configure the Deployment Agent on Implementation, Preview, or Sandbox tenants.
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Describes the concept of the Deployment agent.
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Provides additional information on sample prompts to consider when using the Deployment Agent in implementation environments.
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Provides additional information on some sample prompts to consider for the Deployment Agent in implementation environments.
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Illustrates how an integration consultant uses a CRAFT prompt to get assistance from the Deployment agent in resolving a SOAP web service error.
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Illustrates how to use a CRAFT prompt to have the Deployment agent generate logic for a conditional calculated field.
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We update this topic to reflect that you can now register generally available agents without opting in to the Workday Flex Credits and Platform Entitlement Policy. You still must opt into the Universal Main Subscription Agreement (UMSA) and will be subject to the Complimentary Flex Credit Policy to register agents. Using agents will still consume Flex Credits once the complimentary credit allotment is exhausted as described in the Complimentary Flex Credit Policy. For information about how using agents impacts your flex credits, see: Workday Flex Credits Community page.

Platform Consumption Console

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Added a note to the Context section and clarified that MSA subscribers can now use the Platform Consumption Console dashboard for monitoring document storage.
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Clarified how to use the Platform Consumption Console dashboard in light of changes to the UMSA and Flex Credits and Platform Entitlement Policy.

Sana for Workday

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Clarified information about flex credits.
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Clarified information about flex credits in the Prerequisites.
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Clarified information about flex credits in the Prerequisites.

May 15, 2026

Agents

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Clarified Self-Service agent prerequisites.
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  • Renamed the Additional Considerations for Self-Service Agent section to Limitations to highlight the overall limitations of the Self-Service Agent.
  • Clarified how Workday defines skills and tools.
  • Added information about tenant access restrictions.
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Added information about the ESS - Talent Management - Advanced skill.
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For the view_coworker_info tool, clarified which fields might return depending on session user's security access.
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  • Removed the Western-script only limitation on the name_change tool.
  • Added the effective date for legal name limitation on the name_change tool.
  • Added information about which tools do and do not support custom validations.
  • Added information about the request_feedback_self tool.

May 1, 2026

Sana for Workday

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Added more information about the difference between Sana Core and Sana Enterprise. Included links for more details.

April 24, 2026

Sana for Workday

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Removed Automated workflows that orchestrate multistep HCM and financial processes row from the grid.

April 17, 2026

Agents

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Added information about the Policy Intelligence skill's language support.
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Added information about the Policy Intelligence skill.
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  • Renamed topic from Reference: Self-Service Agent Tool Security Requirements to Reference: Self-Service Agent Tools by Skill
  • Removed security information because Workday now displays that information in the View Security for Agent Skill report.
  • Added functional descriptions and limitations for each tool.
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Added information about the View Security for Agent Skill report.

April 10, 2026

Agents

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Added new content to provide instructions on how to set up the Planning Agent in ASOR.

April 3, 2026

Agents

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Added information about the requirements for registering agents.
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In the Prerequisites section, clarified the security domains.
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Added information about Self-Service agent prerequisites.
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Added information about the ESS - Workforce Management skill.

Platform Consumption Console

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Added a note to the Context section.
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Clarified understanding and tracking consumption. Added sections on Credit Entitlement Notifications and Non-Production tenants.

March 13, 2026

Agents

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Added contextual information about Agent System of Record.
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Added information about the Reports: AI Agent Security domain.
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Added information about the requirements for registering agents.
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Describes the concept of the Payroll agent in Workday.
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How to set up the Payroll agent.
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How to set up the Identify Missing Data and Configuration skill for the Payroll agent in Workday.
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How to set up the Minimum Wage Analysis skill for the Payroll agent.
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Describes the concept of the Minimum Wage Analysis and Notification skill for the Payroll agent in Workday.
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Clarified information about Self-Service agent troubleshooting and permissions.
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Clarified information about Self-Service Agent troubleshooting.
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Provides information about Self-Service Agent tool security requirements.
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Added information about registration endpoints.
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Added information about agent security groups.

Sana for Workday

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Added prerequisite information for more clarity and a link to the Workday Flex Credits and Platform Entitlement policy.
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Added prerequisite information for more clarity and a link to the Workday Flex Credits and Platform Entitlement policy.
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Added prerequisite information for more clarity and a link to the Workday Flex Credits and Platform Entitlement policy.