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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Supplier Invoice Work Area

Reference: Supplier Invoice Work Area

The
Supplier Invoice Work Area
report displays all supplier invoices assigned to you and in
Draft
status. This report gives you greater insight into invoice processing and exceptions. On the report, these options help you process invoices more efficiently:
The
Manager Overview
tab displays team performance. You can add or change parameters to evaluate progress by company, assignee, and date range. You can also view invoices by priority and liability, or by assignee. To view the tab, your users must have access to the
Manage: Supplier Invoice Work Queue
domain in the Supplier Accounts functional area.
The
My Work Queue
tab provides you with actions to take for 1 or multiple supplier invoices. On the tab, consider:
Option
Description
Search
Enables you to enter specific criteria for different users and invoices. The search criteria saves for the next time users access the report, but they can reset it.
You can save filter and sorting criteria in the grid after you click
Search
once.
Include Unassigned Invoices
Select to search for draft invoices.
Assignee
Populates from the Supplier Invoice Assignment Rule. When there's no assignment rule configured, you can:
  • Select only from users authorized to edit invoices.
  • Manually enter the name of a different assignee.
Edit Invoice
Gives you access to the
Edit Supplier Invoice
task to complete and then submit the supplier invoice.
Override PO
You can add specific purchase order lines to a supplier invoice. Select either:
  • A purchase order.
  • Purchase order lines.
  • The supplier invoice lines you want to keep. You can only select to keep lines from a supplier invoice that is related to the purchase order you selected on the
    Purchase Order
    field.
Override Contract
You can change supplier contract details on supplier invoices and invoice adjustments. The contract override function supports contracts that include multiple:
  • Suppliers
  • Companies
External Source
Indicates the integration source of a supplier invoice. You can configure custom external sources for supplier invoices on the
Maintain External Supplier Invoice Source
task.
Invoice Exceptions
You can drill down to view the
Errors and Warnings
grid that displays custom validations and EDI 810 exceptions for the supplier invoice.
Edit Notes
You can enter or change notes. After you add notes, Workday displays the
Notes
and
View Notes
columns.
Work Queue Tags
Workday organizes invoices by date. However, an invoice with a
Move to Top of Work Queue
Work Queue Tag display at the top of the grid.
To update the Work Queue Tags on invoices, click
Mass Edit Work Queue Tags
.
Days Since Created
The number of days since the creation of the supplier invoice.
Process History
Displays supplier invoices sent back. You can drill down to view a grid that includes the date and reason for the send back.
Mass Reassign
You can assign invoices to a different assignee.
You can click
Search
to find an invoice and reassign it to yourself or a different assignee.
Mass Edit Work Queue Tags
Use it to override the work queue tags on the invoice.
Select
Rerun Assignment Rules
to change the assignee on multiple supplier invoices when assignment rules are based on work queue tags.
Mass Cancel
You can use the
Mass Cancel
button to cancel 1 or multiple invoice documents at a time. To use the
Mass Cancel
button, set up the
Process: Supplier Invoice
and
Process: Supplier Invoice – Cancel
security domains.
Mass Convert
You can convert multiple supplier invoices to invoice adjustments and the other way around. Consider that when you convert an invoice document, Workday cancels the originating invoice and creates a new one.
To enable the button, set up the
Process: Supplier Invoice – Core
security domain in the Supplier Accounts functional area.
The
Pending Approval
tab displays the number of days that supplier invoices you submitted have been waiting for approval.
The
Supplier Invoice Cycle Times
tab helps you track turnover days for supplier invoices. To view the tab, your users must have access to the
Manage: Supplier Invoice Work Queue
domain in the Supplier Accounts functional area.