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Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Steps: Set Up Docs for Business Processes

Steps: Set Up Docs for Business Processes

  • Set Up Security for Drive for all users who create, edit, or view Docs templates.
  • Security:
    Security Configuration
    domain in the System functional area.
Workday Docs enables you to automate the generation of documents using Workday data. Docs is an alternative to the traditional text block method for creating document templates.
The
Docs
security domain in the System functional area manages the ability to use Docs templates. When setting up
Docs
, add all users who create, edit, or access Docs templates to the
Docs
and
Drive
security domains.
  1. Create security groups for users who will be working with Docs templates, such as administrators, and users who will be generating documents, such as recruiters.
    Use these security group types:
    • Role-based groups.
    • Unconstrained groups.
  2. Create or edit a security policy for the
    Docs
    domain and add permissions.
    1. Access the
      View Domain
      report.
    2. Select
      Docs
      from the
      Domain
      prompt.
    3. From the related actions menu, select
      Domain
      Create Security Policy
      , or select
      Edit Security Policy Permissions
      if there's an existing policy.
    4. In
      Report/Task Permissions
      , add or edit security groups.
    5. Select the
      View
      and
      Modify
      check boxes.
    6. As a related action on the domain security policy, select
      Domain Security Policy
      Enable
      .
  3. Activate Pending Security Policy Changes.
  4. Access the
    Edit Tenant Setup - System
    task.
    In the
    System Setup
    section, enable the DWXF file type by selecting one of these options:
    • Allow All File Types
    • Allow ONLY Specific File Types
      and then select
      DWXF
    Security:
    Set Up: Tenant Setup - System
    domain in the System functional area.
  5. (Optional) Access the
    Edit Tenant Setup - Global
    task.
    In the
    Languages
    section, enable languages in the
    Available Languages
    grid to make them available as language instances in Docs templates.
    Security:
    Set Up: Tenant Setup - Global
    domain in the System functional area.