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Last Updated: 2026-05-15
Steps: Set Up Time Requests

Steps: Set Up Time Requests

You can set up the Time Requests experience for users by specifying how they can access time requests, which time request codes they can use, and what happens when they submit their time requests.
You can configure Time Requests to enable:
  • Workers to request in advance the number of hours they want to work.
  • Managers and administrators to view details of multiple workers’ time requests, request time on behalf of workers, bulk load time requests, and review and approve time requests.
  • Time request validations to prevent submission of invalid time requests.
With Time Requests, users can:
  • View time request details for historical and future dates when they select a date range of up to 3 months.
  • Request time for a duration ranging from a day up to a month.
  • Select from multiple time request codes that they’re eligible for when they request time.
  1. (Optional) If you don’t already have a definition for the
    Time Request
     business process, Workday recommends that you copy its default definition, and configure it to meet your business needs.
  2. Add an
    Approval
     step to the
    Time Request
     business process.
    See Edit Business Processes.
  3. Add these security groups to these
    Time Request
     business process actions:
    Action
    Security Groups
    Request Time
    Employee as Self
    Manager
    Delete Time Request
    Employee as Self
    Manager
    Edit Time Request
    Employee as Self
    Manager
    Request Time for My Team
    Manager
    Approve
    Employee as Self
    Manager
    Cancel
    Employee as Self
    Manager
    Reassign Tasks
    Manager
    Deny
    Employee as Self
    Manager
  4. Edit Domain Security Policies.
    Configure security for these domains in the Time Tracking functional area:
    • Self-Service: My Time Requests
    • Worker Data: My Team's Time Requests
    • Worker Data: Time Tracking: My Team's Time Worklet
    1. Add
      Time Requests
       to the
      Time
       worklet.
    2. Add
      My Team's Time Requests
       to the
      Team Time
       worklet.
  6. Create 1 or more time request codes based on your organization's requirements.
  7. (Optional) For users to bulk load time requests using the
    Put Time Requests EIB
    , configure security for the
    Process: Import Time Requests
     domain in the Time Tracking functional area.
  8. (Optional) Enable mass time requests.
    1. Access the
      Edit Tenant Setup - HCM
       task.
    2. In the
      Time Tracking
       section, select the
      Enable Mass Time Requests
       check box.
Time Requests
 is available for users as an option from either the
Time
 or
Team Time
 worklet, search, and the
Time and Absence
 related actions menu. Managers can also view and approve time requests for their teams, and bulk load time requests using the
Put Time Requests EIB
.
For reporting on time requests, you can use report fields on different business objects, depending on your reporting requirements. See Concept: Time Requests.