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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: Worker Start Date Corrections

Concept: Worker Start Date Corrections

You can use the
Correct Worker Start Date
 business process to correct the hire date for a worker and take action on any associated worker events.

Requesting a Worker Start Date Correction

You can only initiate the
Correct Worker Start Date
 business process using the
Request Worker Start Date Correction
 task.
Once submitted, Workday generates a task in
My Tasks
 for the groups specified in the
Correct Worker Start Date
 action step of the
Correct Worker Start Date
 business process.
Before you submit the
Correct Worker Start Date
 business process task in
My Tasks
, you can still cancel the business process in these ways:
  • The user who submits the
    Request Worker Start Date Correction
     task can access the
    Business Process > Cancel
     related action from the archived task in
    My Tasks
    .
  • The user who receives the
    Correct Worker Start Date
     task in
    My Tasks
     can select
    Task Action > Cancel
    .
Once you submit the
Correct Worker Start Date
 business process, you can't rescind it or send it back.

Processing Events

For every event included in the business process, Workday either:
  • Completes the proposed automatic action.
  • Sends a task in
    My Tasks
     to a user instructing them to take manual action. Workday doesn't send a manual correction if an event is a subprocess of the
    Hire
    business process.
When moving the hire date to a later date, Workday processes the events in reverse chronological order based on current effective dates, starting with the latest event. When moving the hire date to an earlier date, Workday processes the events in chronological order.
For all manual actions, Workday sends a task in
My Tasks
 to the group proposed in the Notify column of the
Correct Worker Start Date
 grid. Workday also sends tasks in
My Tasks
 to users informing them to take manual action when an error prevents an automatic action.
Once Workday sends a task in
My Tasks
, a user must take action before the worker start date correction can continue. They don't have to take the action proposed in
My Tasks
. They can take any appropriate action, including actions on multiple events.
Once someone reviews and takes action on an event, Workday continues the correction process automatically.

View Worker Start Date Correction

Use the
View Worker Start Date Correction
 task to track the worker start date correction process. The task grid displays both the proposed action and the status for each event. When an event is In Review, the process won't continue until the notified user takes action on that event.
When an event automatically corrects, rescinds, or cancels, Workday adds a system-generated comment to the event process history.
You can cancel a worker start date correction process from the
View Worker Start Date Correction
 task. However, when you cancel the process at this point, Workday won't cancel or rescind any events that are already automatically or manually addressed.