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Last Updated: 2024-09-20
Select a Time Entry Method

Select a Time Entry Method

  • Configure security for the
    Enter My Time - High Volume (Delegation)
     initiating action on the
    Enter Time
     business process policy.
  • Security:
    Security Configuration
     domain in the System functional area.
Specify whether workers use calendar-based time entry or high-volume time entry to enter time.
  • When using calendar-based time entry, workers can enter and edit time directly on the time entry calendar. Consider using calendar-based time entry if you have workers who enter time for projects, enter exception time, or use time clocks and only need to make edits to entered time.
  • When using high-volume time entry, the
    Enter Time for Worker
     and
    Enter My Time
     tasks are separate from the time entry calendar. You can view time entry calendars, but you can't enter or edit time directly on the calendar. Consider using high-volume time entry if you have large numbers of workers entering time at peak times of the day.
Workday recommends that you use calendar-based time entry for an improved time entry experience.
Domain security policies control access to the time entry methods, and Workday secures each time entry method to a separate set of domains. As a best practice, select only 1 time entry method for all of your workers and leave the domains for the other time entry method disabled. If different groups of workers need to use different time entry methods, configure the security groups so that no one has access to both methods.
  1. Access the
    Domain Security Policies for Functional Area
     report.
  2. From the
    Functional Area
     prompt, select
    Time Tracking
    .
  3. Select a time entry method.
    • To use calendar-based time entry, enable and configure these domains:
      • Self-Service: Time Tracking
         and its subdomains.
      • Worker Data: Time Tracking
         and its subdomains.
    • To use high-volume time entry, enable and configure these domains:
      • Self-Service: Time Tracking High Volume
         and its subdomains.
      • Worker Data: Time Tracking High Volume
         and its subdomains.
  • Calendar-based time entry: The
    Enter Time for Worker
     and
    Enter My Time
     reports take you to the time entry calendar, where you can enter, edit, and submit time.
  • High-volume time entry: The
    Enter Time for Worker
     and
    Enter My Time
     tasks display tables of time blocks. To submit time, access the
    Submit Time for Worker
     and
    Submit My Time
     tasks. You can also submit time on the time entry calendar by accessing the
    View Time for Worker
     or
    View My Calendar
     reports.
If a worker sees duplicate time entry tasks, reports, and worklets, they've inadvertently been given security access to both time entry methods. Adjust your domain security policies so that workers have access to only 1 time entry method.
Edit Domain Security Policies