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Last Updated: 2026-06-12
Set Up Hubs

Set Up Hubs

Security:
Set Up: Tenant Setup - Hub
 domain in the System functional area.
Hubs are customizable spaces where you can find workspaces and relevant content for your job function. You can configure hub pages for your business needs by:
  • Adding custom labels.
  • Adding custom reports and dashboards and Workday Extend tasks.
  • Creating, reordering, and removing navigation items.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Hubs
     report.
  2. Select
    View Overview Configuration
     from the
    Action
     prompt.
  3. (Optional) You can enter a hub title.
    Global search only uses default hub names. When you rename a hub, users must still use the original Workday-delivered hub name to find it in search.
  4. (Optional) You can enter an announcement for the hub in the
    Announcement
     section.
  5. In the
    Content
     section, configure sections and cards for your hub.
  6. Click
    OK
    .
  7. Select
    Customize Hub Navigation
     from the
    Action
    menu for the action item types.
  8. Select
    Edit
    Configurable
     .
  9. In the
    Configure
     grid, add, select, remove, or reorder navigation items to display in your hub.
  10. Click
    OK
    .
  11. (Optional) Click
    Override
     to rename Action items. Click
    View
     to view and override Group items.
    You can override:
    • Workday-delivered reports only with custom reports, Workday-delivered dashboards with custom dashboards.
    • Navigation group labels when you configure reports or dashboards as overridable and add custom reports or dashboards to the group.
    You can customize:
    • A new navigation item by adding custom reports, dashboards, and Extend tasks to get direct access in the hub.
    • A group of workday-delivered items with a new customized item to access both Workday-delivered items and custom Navigation Item in one centralized location in the hub.
    • Navigation experience by placing a new custom navigation item alongside Workday-delivered groups within the hub.
    • Default setting options for the specific hub, which removes all existing custom navigation items, and custom navigation groups, such as, custom reports, dashboards, and extended apps previously configured for the hub navigation.
    If you customize the hub navigation, you won't get new workday delivered navigation items automatically.
  12. Select
    Configure Suggested Links
     from the
    Action
     prompt to set up external links and links to reports and dashboards.
    You might need to log out and log back in to view your changes.
To revert navigation items to their Workday-delivered settings, select
Customize Hub Navigation
 from the
Action
 prompt on the
Maintain Hubs
 report and select
Use Default Settings
.
You can set up a hub as your preferred homepage by accessing
Change Preferences
 in
My Account
 on your profile, navigating to
Account Preferences
, and selecting the hub on the
Preferred Home Page
 option.
You can use these tasks and reports to view hub definition security:
  • View Domain
     report.
  • View Domain Security Policy
     task.
  • View Security for Securable Item
     report.
  • Security Analysis for Hub Definition
     task.