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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2026-09-18
Mass Job Change

Mass Job Change

Mass Job Change uses mass action tables and the
Change Job
interface to process high-volume staffing updates, such as global reorganizations and staff movements, in bulk. You opt in to Mass Job Change to use interactive tables instead of mass action workbooks for mass
Change Job
processing.
You can:
  • View, edit, validate, and submit mass job changes in real time.
  • Handle up to 5,000 transactions in a single table.
  • Run Workday and custom validations in real time to identify potential errors before submission.
  • Use
    Change Job
    templates to create customized tables with the fields you need to start a mass action.
  • View cell change indicators when you perform or review mass job changes.
  • Monitor table progress using the row status summary on mass job change tables.
  • (Optional) Add comments to worker rows when comments are enabled on the
    Change Job
    business process.
  • (Optional) Route
    Mass Action Event
    transactions through review and approval when configured on the
    Mass Action Event
    business process.
  • (Optional) Use
    Send Back
    ,
    Deny
    , and
    Rescind
    when configured.
  • (Optional) Process out-of-sequence
    Change Job
    events when out of order is enabled.

How Mass Job Change works

You set up Mass Job Change, initiate a table, manage edits and submission, and optionally complete review and approval depending on your business process configuration.
Stage
What Happens
More Information
Set up
Opt in, configure templates and security, and optionally configure the
Mass Action Event
business process for review and approval, mass comments, out of order, or send back, deny, and rescind.
Initiate
Select a population and generate a mass job change table.
Manage
Edit, validate, and submit the table; submit the
My Tasks
item to continue or complete the workflow.
Review and approve
Reviewers and approvers act on the mass action when configured on the
Mass Action Event
business process.

Mass Job Change Table

The mass job change table is an interactive interface for viewing, editing, validating, and submitting changes for your selected population. Use these table elements when you work with a table:
Element
Description
Row status summary
Displays counts for rows in the
Valid,
Invalid
,
Not Edited
, Warning, and
Removed Transaction
statuses. Counts reflect rows you're authorized to access. Click
Refresh
to update counts after a mass edit or
Submit Table
completes.
Row status
Displays the validation state for each row in the
Status
column.
Tabs
Dedicated tabs such as
Change Job
,
Organization Assignments
, and
Compensation Change
segment the view. U.S. Federal customers can also have a
Personnel Action Requests
tab. Tabs and subprocess fields display only for subprocesses included in both your Change Job template and the Change Job consolidated template.
Fixed columns
Columns such as
Worker
,
Worker ID
, and
Status
remain visible regardless of the tab you select.
Editable columns
Columns are based on the Change Job template you selected during initiation and your security permissions.
Cell change indicators
Show added, modified, and removed values on supported columns on the
Change Job
and
Organization Assignments
tabs. Interact with a modified cell to view current and proposed values.
Comments
When enabled, you can add comments in the
Comment
column on the
Change Job
tab or in
Mass Edit
. When you click
Submit Table
, comments remain on each worker's Change Job event.
Filtering and sorting
Filter and sort data to manage the displayed population. You can save filters for future use.
Split scrolling
The table supports scrolling when content extends beyond the visible area.
Cell change indicators aren't available on the
Compensation Change
tab, in
Mass Edit,
or in single-row edit when the flow uses the simplified
Change Job
UI without subprocesses.

Table Generation and Exclusions

When Workday generates a mass job change table, some workers or positions in your selected population can be excluded and don't appear as rows. Excluded positions are summarized in
Positions Excluded from Mass Action
on the
My Tasks
item. For more details, see Initiate Mass Job Changes.

Security

Mass action tables implement contextual and constrained security. You can view and modify rows only if you have appropriate security group access. The
Change Job
mass action type secures access to the rows on the table.
Mass Job Change respects role-based and intersectional security, such as location, supervisory organization, or cost center.
The
Mass Action Event
business process supports constrained security for Mass Job Change.
Domain security on the
Mass Action Events
domain in the System functional area controls access to the
Start Mass Job Change
report, opening tables, and viewing processing jobs. Business process security on the
Mass Action Event
business process policy in the Staffing functional area controls access to start, complete, review, and approve mass action events.