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Last Updated: 2026-04-03
Steps: Set Up Flexible Work Arrangements

Steps: Set Up Flexible Work Arrangements

Workday enables you to track and report on the types of flexible work arrangements for your workers that are applicable to your organization.
  1. Edit Domain Security Policies.
    Security: These domains in the Staffing functional area:
    • Self-Service: Flexible Work Arrangements
    • Set Up: Flexible Work Arrangements
    • Worker Data: Flexible Work Arrangements
  2. Configure these business process security policies in the Staffing functional area:
    • End Flexible Work Arrangement
    • Request Flexible Work Arrangement
  3. Edit Business Processes.
    Configure these business processes in the Staffing functional area:
    • End Flexible Work Arrangement
    • Request Flexible Work Arrangement
  4. Access the
    Maintain Flexible Work Arrangement Types
     task.
    Security:
    Set Up: Flexible Work Arrangements
     domain in the Staffing functional area.
    1. Configure flexible work arrangement types and subtypes offered to workers.
    2. (Optional) Access the
      Create Flexible Work Arrangement Subtype Rule
       task in the
      Condition Rule
       column to create condition rules for flexible work arrangements.
    To view all existing condition rules, you can use the
    Flexible Work Arrangement Subtype Rules
     prompt folder in the
    Condition Rule
     column.
  5. (Optional) Access the
    Maintain Event Categories and Reasons
     task.
    Select these events and configure reason categories and subcategories for both:
    • End Flexible Work Arrangement
    • Request Flexible Work Arrangement
  6. (Optional) Access the
    Configure Profile Group
     task.
    Select the
    Job for Worker Profile
     option in the
    Profile Group
     prompt.
    Add the
    Flexible Work Arrangements
     report.
  7. Access the
    Staffing
     term context to override labels related to flexible work arrangements.
  8. Hide or require fields for these business processes:
    • End Flexible Work Arrangement
    • Request Flexible Work Arrangement
  9. Add a document category for Flexible Work Arrangement business process attachments.
  10. Configure segmented security for access to Flexible Work Arrangement worker documents.
You can access the
Workers with Flexible Work Arrangements
 report to view workers with flexible work arrangements within the organizations and date ranges selected.
You can set up
Add Flexible Work Arrangement for Worker
 as an action step on the
Request Flexible Work Arrangements
 business process. You can only add flexible work arrangements for a worker's current position, not previous positions.