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Last Updated: 2025-07-11
Create Check and Advice Print Layouts Using XSLT

Create Check and Advice Print Layouts Using XSLT

Security:
Set Up: Settlement
 domain in the Banking and Settlement functional area.
We plan to retire XSLT check print layouts in a future release. Workday recommends that you use report design check print layouts instead. See The Next Level: XSLT Check Layout Retirement: Identifying and Updating Impacted Bank Accounts in Workday.
Create XSLT print layouts to configure placement of information on checks and advices. You can also configure additional fields when you plan to use blank check stock.
  1. Access the
    Create Check Print Layout (XSLT)
     task.
  2. As you complete the task, consider:
    Option Description
    Check Options
    Specify field positions using the top and left margins in relation to the placement of the check on the page.
    Blank Check Options
    To exclude fields from printing, define the top and left margins in zero positions. Example: 0,0.
    You can:
    • Override the standard Workday magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) format on the
      Create Bank Account
       and
      Update Bank Account
       tasks.
    • Use the same blank check stock across multiple companies and bank accounts.
    To produce fully negotiable checks on plain check stock, use:
    • Check stock with built-in security features, such as microprinting and watermarks.
    • Magnetic ink or toner so that checks are machine readable.
    Margin Adjustment
    XSL stylesheets for the payroll check and payslip forms have preset margins. The financial check form has no preset margins.
  • Print a test check to confirm that your layout aligns with check stock, envelope windows, and so on.
  • Verify with a bank that checks are machine readable.