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Last Updated: 2026-03-13
Create Basic Account Certification Sets

Create Basic Account Certification Sets

  • Security:
    Set Up Account Certifications
     domain in the Financial Accounting functional area.
  • From the
    Maintain Assignable Roles
     task, assign each of these roles enabled for Basic Account Certification the same security groups that are assigned on the
    Setup: Account Certifications
     domain:
    • Approver
    • Preparer
    • Reviewer
    See Set Up Assignable Roles.
If you don't already use basic account certification, we recommend that you explore the Account Reconciliation feature. We don't plan to enhance basic account certification in future releases. See Setup Considerations: Account Reconciliation.
You can create basic account certification sets to:
  • Include 1 or more basic account certifications in the set.
  • Assign these roles to your employees for each certification:
    • Approver
    • Preparer
    • Reviewer
  • If using Worksheets, associate an Account Reconciliation Template definition to each basic account certification.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Basic Account Certification Sets
     report.
  2. Click
    Create
    .
  3. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Company/Company Hierarchy
    You can select a company or company hierarchy.
    All companies in the company hierarchy must contain the same ledger currency.
    Account Reconciliation Template Definition
    Select an Account Reconciliation Template Definition if you're using Worksheets to reconcile and certify balances. You can select the same reconciliation definition for multiple certifications.
    If you don't select the template definition, Workday won't generate the reconciliation workbook when you create the certification.
    Policy Purpose and Procedure
    Select or create a policy and procedure document that you want to associate with the account certification.
    Ledger Account/Ledger Account Summary
    Select the ledger accounts and ledger account summaries that you want to certify for the certification.
    Balance or Activity
    Select if you want to certify a ledger account balance or ledger account activity.
    Year to date balance includes beginning balance journals for balance sheet accounts. Ensure that you roll year-end balances forward before you select
    Balance
    .
    Book
    Leave blank to select all books.
    Worktags
    Select specific worktags to enable reviewers and approvers to drill down and certify individual worktag balances for the ledger account.
    When you want to specify more than 25 individual worktags, Workday recommends that you use a worktag hierarchy on the basic account certification to improve performance and scalability.
    Leave blank to select all worktags associated with the ledger account.
    Priority
    Select how you want to prioritize processing certifications. Example: Select a high priority for certifications that you want to complete early.
  4. Click
    OK
     and then
    Done
    .
  5. For each basic account certification set, click
    View Roles
    .
  6. To assign roles to each basic account certification, click
    Assign Roles
    .
  7. Select an effective date and click
    OK
    .
  8. As you complete the
    Assign Roles
     grid, consider:
    Option Description
    Role
    Select 1 of the Assignable Roles.
    Restricted to Single Assignment
    Select if you want to assign the role to a single employee.
    Assigned To
    You can assign each role to multiple employees.
To edit a certification set, access the
Maintain Basic Account Certification Sets
 report and for the account certification set you want to edit, click
Edit
.