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Last Updated: 2025-06-13
Example: Set Up UK Payment Practices and Performance Reporting

Example: Set Up UK Payment Practices and Performance Reporting

This example illustrates how to configure payment practices and performance reports for supplier invoices, in accordance with United Kingdom legislation.
As an accounts payable specialist in a UK company, you want to collect this information for UK-compliant reporting:
  • Average number of days it takes to make payments to suppliers.
  • Percentage of payments made within specific time ranges.
  • Percentage of payments due to supplier that weren't paid during the agreed payment periods.
  • Create the supplier in Workday and verify that the status is
    Approved
    .
  • Configure the
    Supplier Change Event
     business process and security policy.
  1. Access the
    Edit Supplier Account Options
     task on the company record.
  2. Select the
    Enable Payment Practices Reporting
     check box to display the
    Payment Practices
     check box on these tasks:
    • Create Supplier Invoice
    • Create Supplier Invoice Adjustment
  3. Click
    Done
    .
  4. To configure the
    Payment Practices
     check box to be checked automatically, access the
    Maintain Supplier Classifications
     task.
  5. On the grid, add
    UK Payment Practices
     as the
    Classification Name
     and
    United Kingdom
     as the
    Country
    .
    As you complete this task, configure the classification using these specific values:
    Field Title
    Supplier Classification Type
    Required
    Possible Answers
    Add
    Significant UK Connection
    .
    Select
    Multiple Choice - Single Select
    .
    Select the
    Required
     check box.
    Enter these possible answers on separate lines:
    • Yes
    • No
    Add a field and enter
    Financial Services Related
    .
    Select
    Multiple Choice - Single Select
    .
    Select the
    Required
     check box.
    Enter these possible answers on separate lines:
    • Yes
    • No
  6. Click
    OK
    .
  7. To apply the classification to a supplier, access the supplier record, select the
    Classification
     tab, and for
    Supplier Classifications
    , select:
    1. No
       for
      Financial Services Related
      .
    2. Yes
       for
      Significant UK Connection
      .
You can generate reports compliant with UK payment practices and performance reporting:
  • Payment Practices
    : Displays all the supplier invoices using the payment practices functionality. When you run the report with the
    Payment Practices
     check box unchecked, Workday extracts all paid or due invoices for the reporting period.
  • Payment Practices - Average Payment Days
    : Displays the average number of days it takes to pay UK suppliers during a reporting period.
  • Payment Practices - Payment Days Ranges
    : Displays the percentage of payments made to UK suppliers within:
    • 30 days.
    • 31 to 60 days.
    • 61 or more days.
  • Payment Practices - Proportion of Invoices Past Due
    : Displays the percentage of past due invoices that suppliers didn't pay within the reporting period.