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Last Updated: 2024-04-05
Example: Configure the Eligible Investigator Event Business Process and Security Policy

Example: Configure the Eligible Investigator Event Business Process and Security Policy

This example illustrates how to configure the
Eligible Investigator Event
business process and security policy.
You're the award contract specialist at Alma Mater University (USA). You want to configure the
Eligible Investigator Event
business process to enable:
  • These security groups to create, inactivate, activate, and view eligible investigators:
    • Grant Administrator
    • HR Administrator
    • Sponsored Programs Manager
  • The
    Sponsored Programs Manager
    security group to review creations of eligible investigators.
  • The
    Grants Administrator
    security group to review inactivation and activation events of eligible investigators.
You also want to enable users from the Grant Administrator security group to access the
Find Eligible Investigators
report to report on existing eligible investigators on the system.
  1. First, create a default definition for the Eligible Investigator business process:
    1. Access the
      Create Business Process Definition (Default Definition)
      task.
    2. Select the
      Eligible Investigator Event
      business process type, and click
      OK
      .
    3. Click
      OK
      again to save the business process definition.
    4. On the
      View Business Process
      page, from the related actions menu of the Eligible Investigator Event (Default Definition) , select
      Business Process Policy
      Edit
      .
    5. In the
      Who Can Start the Business Process
      section, select these security groups for each of the initiating actions:
      • Grant Administrator
      • HR Administrator
      • Sponsored Programs Manager
    6. In the
      Who Can Do Actions on Entire Business Process
      section, select:
      Action
      Security Groups
      View All
      • Grant Administrator
      • HR Administrator
      • Sponsored Programs Manager
      Approve
      • Grant Administrator
      • Sponsored Programs Manager
      Cancel
      • Grant Administrator
      • Sponsored Programs Manager
      Deny
      • Grant Administrator
      • Sponsored Programs Manager
    7. Click
      OK
      and
      Done
      .
  2. Activate the security policy changes:
    1. Access the
      Activate Pending Security Policy Changes
      task.
    2. Enter a comment, "
      Configure the Eligible Investigator Event bp security policy
      ", and click
      OK
      .
    3. Select the
      Confirm
      check box, and click
      OK
      .
  3. Set up the security policy to define who can initiate, approve, deny, or cancel the
    Eligible Investigator Event
    business process:
    1. Search for "bp: Eligible Investigator Event (Default Definition)" on the search bar.
    2. From the related actions menu of the business process that Workday returned, select
      Business Process
      Edit Definition
      .
    3. Add 3 rows, with these values:
      Order
      Type
      Group
      b
      Approval
      Sponsored Programs Manager
      c
      Approval
      Grant Administrator
      d
      Approval
      Grant Administrator
    4. Click
      OK
      .
    5. To route the
      Create Eligible Investigator
      task to the
      Sponsored Programs Manager
      security group, in the
      View Business Process
      page, click the related actions menu next to the magnifying glass for step
      b
      , and select
      Business Process
      Maintain Step Conditions
      . Click
      OK
      .
    6. Add an entry condition, and select
      Create Condition Rule
      in the
      Rule
      column. Click
      OK
      .
    7. Enter these values:
      And/Or
      And
      Description
      Create
      Source External Field or Condition Rule
      Creates Eligible Investigator
      Relational Operator
      is not blank
      Comparison Type
      Value specified in this filter
    8. Click
      OK
      and
      OK
      .
    9. To route the
      Inactivate Eligible Investigator
      task to the
      Grant Administrator
      security group, click the related actions menu next to the magnifying glass for step
      c
      , and select
      Business Process
      Maintain Step Conditions
      . Click
      OK
      .
    10. Add an entry condition, and select
      Create Condition Rule
      in the
      Rule
      column. Click
      OK
      .
    11. Enter these values:
      And/Or
      And
      Description
      Inactivate
      Source External Field or Condition Rule
      Inactivates Eligible Investigator
      Relational Operator
      is not blank
      Comparison Type
      Value specified in this filter
    12. Click
      OK
      and
      OK
      .
    13. To route the
      Activate Eligible Investigator
      task to the Grant Administrator security group, click the related actions menu next to the magnifying glass for step
      d
      , select
      Business Process
      Maintain Step Conditions
      . Click
      OK
      .
    14. Add an entry condition rule, and select
      Create Condition Rule
      . Click
      OK
      .
    15. Enter these values:
      And/Or
      And
      Description
      Activate
      Source External Field or Condition Rule
      Activates Eligible Investigator
      Relational Operator
      is not blank
      Comparison Type
      Value specified in this filter
    16. Click
      OK
      ,
      OK
      , and
      Done
      .
  4. To enable users to report on the eligible investigators on the system through the
    Find Eligible Investigators
    report, set up the
    View: Eligible Investigators
    domain:
    1. Access the
      View Domain
      task.
    2. Select the
      View: Eligible Investigators
      domain, and click
      OK
      .
    3. From the related actions menu of the domain, select
      Domain
      Create Security Policy
      .
    4. Select the
      Confirm
      check box, and click
      OK
      .
    5. Add a row to the
      Report/Task Permissions
      grid, and enter
      Grant Administrator
      in the
      Security Groups
      column. Select the
      View
      check box.
    6. Select
      OK
      and
      Done
      .
Users in the
Grant Administrator
,
HR Administrator
, or
Sponsored Programs Manager
security groups can now create, inactivate, or activate an eligible investigator.
Workday routes all eligible investigator:
  • Creations to any
    Grant Administrator
    for approval.
  • Inactivations or reactivations to any
    Sponsored Programs Manager
    for approval.
Users in the
Grant Administrator
security group can now access the
Find Eligible Investigators
report.