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Last Updated: 2026-02-20
Steps: Set Up Manager Insights Hub

Steps: Set Up Manager Insights Hub

You might need to take additional steps to enable this feature based on your organization's subscription service agreement. Your organization is either on the Main Service Agreement (MSA) or the Universal Main Service Agreement (UMSA). To determine your organization's subscription service agreement:
  1. Select your profile avatar on Workday Community.
  2. Select
    Profile
    .
  3. On your profile page, select your organization's name, which is beneath your name and next to your job title.
  4. View your
    Subscription Service Agreement
     value.
If the value is:
  • UMSA
    , the feature is automatically available. You can skip the
    Enable Innovation Services Feature and AI Data Contributions for MSA Customers
     step. For more information on Machine Learning data contributions, see Concept: Workday AI for Universal Main Subscription Agreement Customers.
  • MSA
    , you must enable this feature through Innovation Services using the
    Enable Innovation Services Feature and AI Data Contributions for MSA Customers
    step.
Note: UMSA customers don't have Innovation Services tasks and reports in their tenants as these are for MSA customers only. UMSA customers can ignore all information regarding Innovation Services.
Review the setup considerations for the Manager Insights Hub.
The
Manager Insights Hub
 provides managers with automated insights and personalized suggestions for team career growth and development. Managers can view actionable insights about their direct reports only, and they can gain visibility into team progress and activities.
Access to pages, sections, tasks, and reports depends on your organization’s Workday product subscriptions. The individual security permissions of supervisory organization managers determines what data they can view, and which tasks, reports, and cards they can use.
When you use the
Career Hub
, the
Manager Insights Hub
 displays a
Suggested Opportunities
 section that uses machine learning to recommend mentors, flex teams, and learning opportunities. You can configure it to also recommend connections. When a manager shares an opportunity with their direct report through the
Manager Insights Hub
, Workday displays the opportunity in the direct report's
Career Hub
 with a
Manager Suggested
 label. When you don't use the
Career Hub
 but want to enable the
Suggested Opportunities
 section, you must configure Interests and Skills Cloud.
  1. Enable the Manager Insights Hub functional area.
    See Steps: Enable Functional Areas and Security Policies.
  2. (Optional) Enable these functional areas.
    Functional Area
    Description
    Core Compensation functional area (in the Core HCM product area)
    You can perform basic compensation functions, including:
    • Creating and assigning compensation plans, such as salary and hourly plans.
    • Creating and assigning compensation packages.
    • Creating eligibility rules.
    • Creating grades and grade steps.
    Advanced Compensation functional area (in the Core HCM product area)
    The Advanced Compensation functional area enables you to manage compensation review processes and give your employees merit increases, distribute bonuses, and manage stock grants.
    Time Off and Leave functional area (in the Core HCM product area)
    You can view information, access tasks, and take actions related to time off and leave on the
    Overview
     and
    Time & Scheduling
     sections.
    Time Tracking
    The Time Tracking functional area enables you to:
    • Define the core business process for entering and tracking time, and updating work schedules.
    • Set up time entry templates, time entry codes, and eligibility rules to tailor time entry to specific organizations and workers.
    • Track time against details such as projects, tasks, worktags, and organizations.
    • Set up time period schedules and map to Payroll period schedules to pull time blocks into Workday Payroll or Cloud Connect for 3rd Party Payroll.
    • Update and modify work schedules for employees.
    Workday Scheduling
    You can set up organizations and settings for Workday Scheduling, generate schedules, and enable workers to take action on them.
    Performance Enablement (in the Talent Optimization product area)
    You can view performance tasks for your team including:
    • Upcoming Check-Ins
    • Latest Career Activities
    • Team Progress
    See Steps: Enable Functional Areas and Security Policies.
  3. (Optional) Set up the
    Career Hub
    .
    Set up the
    Career Hub
     to enable the
    Suggested Opportunities
     section.
  4. (Optional) Set up Talent Highlights.
    Set up Talent Highlights to enable:
    • The
      My Team’s Eligibility for Talent Highlights
       card in the
      Overview
       and
      Performance
       sections.
    • The
      Prepare for Worker’s Development Conversation
       card in the
      Suggested Actions for Support
       section for a direct report.
    • The
      Talent Highlights
       tab for a direct report.
  5. On the
    Innovation Services Opt-In
     task, select
    HCM Machine Learning GA Features
    on the
    Available Services
     tab in the
    HCM
     category.
    On the
    Maintain Innovation Services Data Selection Opt-In
     task in the
    HCM ML Features and Third Party Connectors GA
     innovation service, select Manager Insights Hub from the
    View Data Categories for Feature
     prompt. Select the opt-in check boxes for the categories for which you want to contribute data for Machine Learning:
    Categories
    Description
    Learning Data
    Select the
    Opt In
     check box to enable suggested learning opportunities.
    Talent Opportunity Marketplace Data
    Select the
    Opt In
     check box to enable suggested flex teams.
    Worker Profile Data
    Select the
    Opt In
     check box to enable suggested mentors and connections.
    You might need to take additional steps to enable this feature depending on your organization's subscription service agreement. For more information, see this Community article.
  6. Access the
    Edit Tenant Setup - Machine Learning
     task.
    Select the region in which Workday hosts data used for improvement and personalization of machine learning and analytics functionality. The default region is the U.S.
    Security:
    Set Up: Tenant Setup - Machine Learning
     domain in the System functional area.
  7. Edit Domain Security Policies.
    Configure these domains:
    • Manage: Manager Insights Hub
       in the Manager Insights Hub functional area. Managers must have Modify permissions to share suggested opportunities with direct reports.
    • Worker Data: Career Connections
       in the Career and Development Planning or Career Hub functional areas to enable connections in the
      Suggested Opportunities
       section.
    • Manage: Talent Optimization in Manager Insights Hub
      in the Manager Insights Hub functional area to enable Talent Optimization tasks and information.
    Configure domain security policies for other features that you want to enable in the
    Manager Insights Hub
    . See Reference: Manager Insights Hub Security.
  8. Activate Pending Security Policy Changes.
  9. (Optional) Set up Workday Peakon Employee Voice. See Steps: Set Up Manager Insights Hub
    To enable the
    Employee Engagement
     section, set up Workday Peakon Employee Voice and select the
    Enable Employee Engagement in Manager Insights Hub
     check box on the
    Edit Tenant Setup - HCM
     task. You must also ensure that managers have access to:
    • A Peakon dashboard that meets the visibility thresholds set by your organization.
    • The Engagement question set.
    Ensure that the Workday tenant name is mapped in Peakon Backoffice. Open a Customer Care ticket to set up tenant mapping.
  10. (Optional) To enable the
    VNDLY Contingent Overview Page
     page in the
    Manager Insights Hub
    , set up the VNDLY contingent worker team. See Steps: Set Up the VNDLY Contingent Worker Team.
  11. (Optional) Set Up Hubs.
    You can customize the
    Manager Insights Hub
    , such as by:
    • Renaming the hub, and sections.
    • Hiding sections, navigation items, and cards.
    • Including navigation items to custom reports, custom dashboards, and Extend Apps.
    • Adding announcements to sections.
    • Adding suggested links.
You haven’t subscribed to the Talent Optimization product area and the Peakon Employee Voice functional area. When you access the
Manager Insights Hub
, you can see the following:
  • These cards on the
    Overview
     section:
    • Hiring and Staffing Summary
    • Time Offs Pending Approval
  • Hiring and Staffing
     section.
  • Time & Scheduling
     section.
  • Budgets and Resources
     section.
  • The
    My Team
     section, and these tabs on the worker pages:
    • Overview
    • Time & Scheduling
    • Compensation
Add the
Manager Insights Hub
 worklet to the
Home
 landing page.
Use the
Configure Worklet
 task to add the
Manager Insights Hub
 action to the
Talent
 and
Development
 worklets.